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some country names and their translation

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h.o.l.l.a.n.d

hope our love lasts and never dies.

i.t.a.l.y.
i trust and love you.

l.i.b.y.a.
love is beautiful; you also.

f.r.a.n.c.e.
friendships remain and never can end.

c.h.i.n.a.
come here. i need affection.


b.u.r.m.a.
between us, remember me always.

n.e.p.a.l.
never ever part as lovers.

i.n.d.i.a.
i nearly died in adoration.

k.e.n.y.a
keep everything nice, yet arousing.

c.a.n.a.d.a.
cute and naughty action that developed into attraction

k.o.r.e.a.
keep optimistic regardless of every adversity.

e.g.y.p.t.
everything's great, you pretty thing!!

m.a.n.i.l.a.
may all nights inspire love always.

p.e.r.u.
phorget (forget) everyone... remember us.

t.h.a.i.l.a.n.d.
totally happy. always in love and never dull.


:)
 
What about British cities and their translations?

N.O.R.W.I.C.H.
(K)nickers off ready when I come home!
 
So... you're from Canada?

c.a.n.a.d.a.
cute and naughty action that developed into attraction
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Cute and naughty? :eek: I would never have gussed!!!! lol ;) :D

Of them all, I liked this one "i.n.d.i.a.
i nearly died in adoration." :)
 
Actually Nepal has its own semi-official acronym (pasted across various tourism-related buildings in Kathmandu), along similar lines:

Never End Peace And Love
 
SillyWabbit said:
So... you're from Canada?

Cute and naughty? :eek: I would never have gussed!!!! lol ;) :D

Of them all, I liked this one "i.n.d.i.a.
i nearly died in adoration." :)
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We're lovers, not fighters. That's how we stay warm in winter. ;)

i.n.d.i.a. is also my favorite

Very clever, Watercrystal!!
 
The Netherlands isn't the same as Holland. You wouldn't want to call Antwerp a country as well, now would you? :p
 
I thought Holland was just a province, or county, or whatever it's called. I just know that in general, Dutch people don't like to be called "Hollanders", "Nederlanders" being the more PC term.
 
Hmm, you know more than I do (but that's not really an accomplishment, is it?). I thought (and still think) that Holland is a different (though less-used) name for the Netherlands.

Cheers
 
Well, apparently, times they are a-changing:

Nederland is waarschijnlijk het enige land ter wereld waar het goed is even stil te staan bij de naam. De officiële naam is 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden'. Veel buitenlanders duiden het land echter aan als 'Holland', en in sommige talen (Deens, Pools e.a.) is dat zelfs de enig mogelijke, wettelijk erkende naam. Maar Holland is slechts een deel van Nederland!

Steeds vaker gebruiken echter ook Nederlanders de naam 'Holland' voor hun hele land, vooral als ze met buitenlanders spreken. Nederlanders gaan er namelijk graag van uit dat buitenlanders sowieso geen inspanningen leveren om hun land te verkennen; dus doen zij liever hun best om zich aan te passen aan buitenlandse clichés.

Het bestaan van twee rivaliserende benamingen heeft ook een impact op de taal: die heet 'Nederlands', maar veel mensen (vooral niet-Nederlanders) noemen haar 'Hollands'. Voor taalwetenschappers echter is 'Hollands' slechts de naam van de variant van het Nederlands dat in Holland gesproken wordt. Gezien de bevolkingsrijkdom en de leidinggevende rol van Holland in de hele Nederlandse geschiedenis is dat echter ook de meest representatieve variant van het Nederlands in Nederland. Vlamingen gebruiken die term daarom graag als benaming van het Nederlands buiten Vlaanderen.

Een historische naam voor zowel Nederland als België is 'de Lage Landen'.
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Source: Eén of andere "syllabus Cultuurkunde van Nederland"
 
Well, that'll teach me.

Thank God nobody on these Boards can read it. :D

But I'll admit it, none the less - you were absolutely right, Lies. Too bad they don't specify just which part of Holl .. the Netherlands is called Holland.

Cheers
 
De naam Holland is afkomstig van Holtland, dus: hout-land, een streek (vermoedelijk) bij Leiden. Nu is het de naam voor het westen van Nederland, de huidige provincies Noord- en Zuid-Holland.
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At least that's what Wikipedia has to say on the matter.
 
Ah. You live and learn, right?

*hangs head in shame*

I'll be off, to lie down for a minute.

Cheers
 
Life would be incredibly dull if we didn't, right?

(Sleeping, in the middle of the day? Really? :p)
 
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