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Some countries whose endonyms are not like their English exonyms (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So very similar to Germany then. Every language refers to the country by the name of the tribe that was closest to them when Germany wasn't a thing yet.

[–] Jyrdano 4 points 11 months ago

Except for slavic tribes, when referred to them as “the mute ones”.