It's not about WW1 at all - except that there may have been a more political version. My Grandmother used to recite a poem which was a poor effort to remember some of the names of certain European countries
Long legged Italy kicked poor Sicily Into the middle of a Sardine tin (Sardinia !) Along came Hungary Ate a bit of Turkey Dipped it in Greece...
My memory thankfully fails at this point. It's not a strong contender for a Nobel literary laureat!
Grandma did know some better ones.
Glenn AnswerWell, due to Ouchy Treatry which was signed after Tripoli War gave Italy control of Tripoli (Libya) and temporary control 12 isles in aegean sea. After WW1 Ottoman Empire was divided between Italy, England and France. Italy was supposed to get the western and south western parts of anatolia, but western part was given to Greece afterwards. After Turkish War of Indepence Greeks were driven away, there has been no conflict with Italians. But later Italy left 12 islands to Greece.
Snow is ''Sneeuw'' in Dutch.
Beren
I'm not too sure there was a comet named after a Dutch Astronomer.In all likelihood, the best Dutch Astronomer associated with comets was Dr. Jan Hendrik Oort who the Oort cloud of comets bears his name.
You say "windmolen".
Nature = natuur
Three countries that sent ships to China for trade historically include Portugal, the Netherlands, and Britain. These countries established trade relationships and ports in China during the Age of Exploration.
India
Amsterdam is not in Turkey. It's in the Netherlands. They speak Dutch in the city of Amsterdam and Turkish in the country of Turkey.
USA,Russia,China,Britain,Japan,india,Dutch,French,Sweden,Canada,
Heb je honger.
because they were probably hungry :)
Because it had no natural predators, them some hungry Dutch sailors found Maritious (I can't spell today) and ate a lot of dodos, then their cats and dogs ate them too. Greedy hungry Dutch.
Because Dutch started to control some part of them .
China and the Dutch had a trade agreement since the 1500's. China was otherwise isolated from outside trade. China and the Dutch had a trade agreement since the 1500's. China was otherwise isolated from outside trade.
Dutch is the official language of seven countries. German is the official or minor language of 16 countries.
For starters, the entire South American continent (with a few small exceptions like Guyanas (French, Dutch, English) plus Turkey, Kosovo, Andorra, Liechtenstein, & a few odd countries in Africa are visa free.
Yes..?