- Rm
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
In portuguese:
United Kingdom - Reino Unido
England - Inglaterra
United States - Estados Unidos
Poland - Polônia
Germany - Alemanha
Romania - Romênia
Spain - Espanha
Saudi Arabia - Arábia Saudita
Hungary - Hungria
Netherlands - Holanda
Algeria - Argélia
Morocco - Marrocos
Greece - Grécia
Sweden - Suécia
Norway - Noruega
Serbia - Sérvia
Switzerland - Suíça
Latvia - Letônia
Belarus - Bielorrússia
Denmark - Dinamarca
Cyprus - Chipre
Iceland - Islândia
Côte D'Ivoire - Costa do Marfim
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- pipoyy
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
Grishend wrote:
I will write in my language
(Indonesian)
Greece is "Yunani"
Egypt is "Mesir"
Netherlands is "Belanda"
Cote D'Ivoire is "Pantai Gading"
Greenland is "Tanah Hijau"
hahaha... i am agree with u.... so do i...
- jimctu
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
In portuguese there are some jokes with country names:
Butan is called Butão, and some people uses this word as the same meaning of "Anus" 
there also another one:
Mexico Peru: spoken together sounds like "Move the dick" 
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
in some country called it in different name...
- Meiriongwril
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
In Welsh (Cymraeg)
Wales : Cymru
England: Lloegr
Scotland: Yr Alban
Ireland: Iwerddon
Germany: Yr Almaen
Greece: Groeg
Brittany: Llydaw
Egypt: Yr Aiift
Argentina: Ariannin
France: Ffrainc
Netherlands: Yr Iseldiroedd
Jordan: Iorddonen
Scandinavia: Llychlyn
Great Britain: Prydain Fawr
Italy: Yr Eidal
Iceland: Ynys yr Iâ
Spain: Ysbaen
United States: Unol Daleithiau
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
Germany is also called "Tedeschia" in Italy, and Deutschland in Germany!
Actually Germany is called "Germania" in Italian, while "Tedesco" means "German" ;-)
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
well a lot of country name in swedish language are same with german - intresting
- Meiriongwril
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
well a lot of country name in swedish language are same with german - intresting
Well, the two languages are closely related.
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
In Hungarian, Hungary is Magyarország
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Re: Unusual names of Countries in different languages
In modern Greek, Greece is Ελλάδα (Elláda), in Classical Greek it was Ἑλλάς, Hellás.