What do French call Germany?

To name just a few of the endonyms for Germany: in the Scandinavian languages Germany is known as Tyskland, in Polish as Niemcy
Niemcy
Tedesco (or Todesco, or Todisco; plural "Tedeschi") is an Italian word for "German". Etymologically, it derives from Theodiscus, sharing the same root of German "Deutsch", it is derived from “Teutonic”. Both Tedesco and Tedeschi are common surnames among Italians, both in Italy and in the diaspora.
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, in Portuguese as Alemanha,in Italian as Germania, in French as Allemagne, in Dutch as Duitsland and in Spanish as Alemania.
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Why does France call Germany Allemagne?

For example, in the German language, the country is known as Deutschland from the Old High German diutisc, in Spanish as Alemania and in French as Allemagne from the name of the Alamanni tribe, in Italian as Germania from the Latin Germania (although the German people are called tedeschi), in Polish as Niemcy from the ...
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Why is Germany called Alemania?

This name is thought to have meant “neighbor” or “men of the forest.” This doesn't account for why certain Latin-derived languages, like Spanish and French, refer to Germany as Alemania and Allemagne, respectively. This name derives from the Alemanni, another Germanic tribe that was based near modern-day Switzerland.
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Why do we say Germany Not Deutschland?

Not to be forgotten, the exonym Germans use is Deutschland. Just like with words, names evolve over time. Germany, for example, was called Germany by its inhabitants long before the country was united and began to call itself Deutschland.
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What was Germany's old name?

The Romans and Germania

Before the Romans invaded, the area that is now Germany was occupied by a number of tribes. The Romans knew these tribes as Germani and named the land they found and conquered after the people that called it home.
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What is Berlin in French?

More French words for Berlin. le Berlin noun. Berlin.
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What is Germany's real name?

Germany (German: Deutschland, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union.
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What do French call France?

1. The standard “France”: la France. The most common way to say “France” in French is…. la France.
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Why is France not called Gaul?

The Romans called the country Gaul

France was originally called Gaul by the Romans who gave the name to the entire area where the Celtics lived. This was at the time of Julius Caesar's conquest of the area in 51-58 BC.
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What is Canada called in French?

Canada is translated in French by...

Tu habites au Canada, donc tu es Canadien.
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Why is France called Frankreich in German?

Notably, in German, France is still called Frankreich, which literally means "Reich (empire) of the Franks". In order to distinguish it from the Frankish Empire of Charlemagne, France is called Frankreich, while the Frankish Empire is called Frankenreich.
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What is the capital of Germany in French?

Berlin is the capital of Germany. French Translation: Berlin est la capitale de l'Allemagne.
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How do you know if a French word is feminine or masculine?

#The gender of countries : which article ? If the name of a country ends with the letter -e, it is feminine. Then put the -la or -l' (if the name of the country begins with a vowel). For example : La France, l'Italie, la Slovaquie, l'Algérie, la Syrie.
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What is Tokyo called in Japanese?

Tokyo (/ˈtoʊkioʊ/; Japanese: 東京, Tōkyō [toːkʲoː] ( listen)), formerly Edo, historically Tokio, and officially the Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Its metropolitan area is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents in 2018.
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Is Tokyo in Asia?

Tokyo is the capital and largest city in Japan. Japan is a volcanic island nation located in East Asia. The capital is Tokyo, which is also the country's biggest city.
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Why are the French called Franks?

The name France (Francia) is derived from their name. The Franks emerged into recorded history in the 3rd century ce as a Germanic tribe living on the east bank of the lower Rhine River. Linguistically, they belonged to the Rhine-Weser group of Germanic speakers.
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What do the French call the United States?

“Les États-Unis d'Amérique” is the most precise translation used for 'United States of America' in French.
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Why do Swedes call Germany tyskland?

Tyskland (Scandinavian languages like Danish and Swedish), Duitsland (Dutch) and, of course, Deutschland (German) were terms that likely developed from the Proto-Germanic þeudō or Þeudiskaz, which respectively mean 'nation' and 'of the people'.
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Why does Quebec still speak French?

Speak French In Quebec — It's The Law (Kind Of)

The reason for this is a '70s Quebec law called Bill 101. Sometimes known as the Charter of the French Language, Bill 101 basically made French the primary language of everyday life across Quebec — in workplaces, shops and even on street signs.
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Why is Quebec so French?

How did Québec become so French? Québec City was an Iroquoian village when French explorer Samuel Champlain established it as the first settlement of New France in 1608. After several battles, the Treaty of Paris gave Britain control in 1763 of the New France colony that would become Canada.
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What is Pakistan French?

Il est pakistanais. modifier. [border, team, government] pakistanais(e)
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Are the French Celtic or Germanic?

Historically, the heritage of the French people is mostly of Celtic or Gallic, Latin (Romans) origin, descending from the ancient and medieval populations of Gauls or Celts from the Atlantic to the Rhone Alps, Germanic tribes that settled France from east of the Rhine and Belgium after the fall of the Roman Empire such ...
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Do Gauls still exist?

“The Gauls did not exist as such by themselves. It was Caesar who called them that. It was a group of people who occasionally united, who would believe in the same gods, who had druids, but they didn't represent a homogenous group,” she added.
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