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It was made by employees of Credit Card Compare, having done considerable work, since they had to directly engage in etymology – the science of the origin of words, and in this case, the origins origin of the name of a country.
And these names, I must admit, are really far from those which we used to hear, that is, from purely symbolic. For example, we all know that there is such a country in Europe – Spain. But, as it turns out, literally this word translates as “Country many rabbits. “Or take Poland -” Country of Fields “, Italy – “Country of young cattle”, Ukraine – “Country at the edge” (probably meaning: at the edge of Russia). By the way, Chile is also extreme (the most extreme) country – “Where the Earth ends.”
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Amazing, in many cases, cognitive true names countries of the world allow you to look into their history, come into contact with the geographical location of a territory, get acquainted with the local customs of many nations and even face the fact that some state names arose due to errors made cartographers.
However, watch a short video, stop it by need, considering a particular continent in more detail, for example, looking for the country you want to go to rest this summer, and explore our world from an etymological point of view view.
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