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Why is England called 'England'? | COUNTRY NAME ORIGINS
We're taking a world tour of word origins. In this episode, Jess and Rob discuss how a multitude of countries got their names.
🇺🇸 Where was the original "America"?
🇬🇧 Why is Britain called "Great"?
🇨🇦 What does "Canada" mean?
🇩🇪 Why do the Germans call themselves "Dutch"?
These questions answered – and many more – in another worldly wise episode of Words Unravelled.
🌐 LINKS 🌐
Rob's UK country names video: https://youtu.be/aXAjMlTO7Dc?si=DpZ8oZlH8h6iVX0O
Rob's European countries video: https://youtu.be/2Pcv2ySMi40?si=4YQMmeUL4FcPBOn7
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We're taking a world tour of word origins. In this episode, Jess and Rob discuss how a multitude of countries got their names.
🇺🇸 Where was the original "America"?
🇬🇧 Why is Britain called "Great"?
🇨🇦 What does "Canada" mean?
🇩🇪 Why do the Germans call themselves "Dutch"?
These questions answered – and many more – in another worldly wise episode of Words Unravelled.
🌐 LINKS 🌐
Rob's UK country names video: https://youtu.be/aXAjMlTO7Dc?si=DpZ8oZlH8h6iVX0O
Rob's European countries video: https://youtu.be/2Pcv2ySMi40?si=4YQMmeUL4FcPBOn7
👕 OUR MERCH 👚
US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/
EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/
WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/HJVrBYFf4Ps
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