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Internet Culture - A site about origins of countries' names


Expert: Gianluca La Rosa - 4/20/2002

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Hello

I would to ask you if there is a site that brings
the origins of the countries' names.For example Canada,Russia,Holland and etc

Thanx You

Yours,
   Maor

Answer
hi,
I found this site that should give you all the information you need...by the way Canada derived from Amerindian word for "settlement" , I got this info from:
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html
have fun and let me know if you need more help
Ciao
Gianlucalarosa.com
hey...just discovered that holland is
from "Houtland," meaning "wooded land" & originally referring to the medieval core of what became the modern nation.. you have to search a little bit but all the info are there...ciaooooo


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