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Why are the dutch called dutch and not Netherlanders?
In the seventeenth century, people living in the low countries were called Nederduits or Nederduitsche (low German). English sailors being the excellent linguists they are got the pronunciation wrong...
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Why are the Dutch called the Dutch?
Because the Dutch originally referred to themselves as Diets. In the Dutch, the word fell out of use, while its English form (Dutch) remains widely used.
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Why is Dutch called Dutch and German called German?
Dutch is called Dutch because............Well, people from Holland are called Dutch by English speaking people only. In German and French and even in Russian they are called - German: Holländer,...
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Why is the government called the federal government?
The national governments of many countries (US, Canada, Australia, Germany etc...) are called "federal" due to those countries being federations. A federation is a country composed many states that...
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Why do dutch people like to be called dutch?
It's not exactly true that people from The Netherlands specifically like to be called dutch, it's just that they consider it a fact of life that the English language has come up with that term. And...