From: Futbolmetrix on
On May 30, 7:14 am, Futbolmetrix <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Costa de Marfil
>
> Costa d'Ivorio


What an embarrassment, I sound like Lord of War. It's Costa d'Avorio,
obviously.

D

From: Pat on
Dutch/Nederlands:

Zuid-Afrika
Mexico
Uruguay
Frankrijk
Argentini�
Nigeria
Zuid-Korea
Griekenland
Engeland
Verenigde Staten
Algerije
Sloveni�
Duitsland
Australi�
Servi�
Ghana
Nederland
Denemarken
Japan
Kameroen
Itali�
Paraguay
Nieuw Zeeland
Slowakije
Brazili�
Noord-Korea
Ivoorkust
Portugal
Spanje
Zwitserland
Honduras
Chili

From: Diabolik on
Some countries have the same spelling in all languages. Maybe because
they're fairly new countries?

Uruguay
Paraguay
Honduras

From: Abubakr on
On May 30, 9:23 pm, "Diabolik" <diabo...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> Some countries have the same spelling in all languages. Maybe because
> they're fairly new countries?
>
> Uruguay
> Paraguay
> Honduras

That and perhaps the spelling and/or pronunciation isn't all that
different.
From: Coma on
Dopo dura riflessione, jvazquez(a)semavenca.com ha scritto :

> Which makes me wonder why Italians call Germany, la Germania but the
> Germans, i Tedeschi...
Germania ----> from classical latin
Tedeschi ----> from theodiscus
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodiscus), a medieval latin word