▲ 210 ▼ How do names of countries get translated? What is the reason why Nippon/Nihon is called Japan or Ellada is called Greece in English? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 3 years ago by pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nemo@midwest.social 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) But we call it Holland, even though Holland is just one portion of the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whileloop@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Please, let me live in a world where Americans call it Netherlands. -An American who thinks calling it Holland is dumb. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whileloop@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Please, let me live in a world where Americans call it Netherlands. -An American who thinks calling it Holland is dumb. permalink fedilink source parent