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Why is it The Netherlands but do we call them Dutch Why not Dutchland or Netherlands as it's people?
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∙ 12y ago
The Netherlands was more like a description of the country, "the lowlands" because a lot of the land is under sealevel, anyway the name stayed and became the official name of the country.
I don't know why the dutch are called the dutch, because in The Netherlands we call ourselves "nederlanders" so Netherlanders.
Very long ago, there was a language in todays Netherlands that were called "netherlandic". However, that language disappeared after a while and a new language was introduced, so they had to call it something different. But why they just didn't name that language "netherlandic" as well is beyond my knowledge. So, instead, they named that language "dutch". Where that name comes from I have no idea of though. But I think I've heard Germany and the Netherlands being reffered to as "Dutchlantis". But that is just pure speculations, and I'm not even sure if Germany was counted in there or if it was the Netherlands and Belgium (and Luxemburg maybe). However, that should give it a little more colour.
To make it more confusing some people also use Holland instead of The Netherlands.
I understand your question but I needed to answer this: We aren't called Dutchland, because that basicly would be the same as Germany, in Dutch: Duitsland and in Germany: Deutschland. That's why we aren't called Dutchland
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What do the people of the Netherlands call themselves?
The people of the Netherlands call themselves: 'Nederlanders' in dutch language. In English we call ourselves: Dutch. Or sometimes we use 'Dutchmen' to refer to dutch people. The word 'Dutch' comes from the word 'Diets' which was how the Netherlands were referred to in ancient times. The English then translated 'Diets' to 'Dutch'. Therefore we are called 'Dutch people'.
What do you call people that come from he Netherlands?
They are " Dutch"
How do you call the Netherlands people called?
They are refered to as being Dutch
What do you call the people who live in Netherlands?
People who live in the Netherlands are the Dutch.
Is it is called Nederland why say Netherlands?
nederland is how the dutch people call their land, The Netherlands is how others do.
How do you call Netherlands from the US?
Dutch is the correct answer.
What do you call people from Curacao?
I believe they call them Dutch, since Curacao is colonized by the Netherlands. It's like people in Martinique and Guadeloupe are called French.
Where do the duch people come from?
If by "duch" you mean Dutch, then they come from Holland (or the Netherlands, depending on what you want to call the country).
What is difference between Holland and Netherlands?
briefly said, holland is just a part in the netherlands, something like two provinces in the whole twelve ones in the netherlands (Nederland). btw, Dutch refers to the language and the people. do you speak dutch ? yes I do; i'm dutch :)
Do dutch people prefer to call their language ''hollands?
No, they wouldn't. Holland is only a fairly small part of the Netherlands, so the Dutch word for Dutch is Nederlands, rather than Hollands.
Many call this nation holland?
Holland is almost always confused with the nation called the Netherlands in which it resides. Most of the people in the Netherlands speak Dutch and their second language is English.
Who settled in New Amsterdam?
The dutch. also known as the Netherlands, were the people who settled in New Amsterdam, which is now call New York.
