Comment on How do names of countries get translated? What is the reason why Nippon/Nihon is called Japan or Ellada is called Greece in English?

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itsnicodegallo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Yes, it literally means “lowlands”, but that’s it’s actual name used by the people from that country in the primary language of the people from that country.

Holland is just a city in the Netherlands, but people refer to the entire country as “Holland” sometimes.

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