法国:以法兰克人命名,法兰克人在中世纪征服了法国大陆。
VIETNAM – Named after the Viets of the South.
越南:得名于南部的越人。
AFGHANISTAN – Translates to "Afghan-land; place of the Afghans”.
阿富汗: THAILAND – Relates to the “tai” people, an ethnic group from the central plains region.
泰国:和泰族人有关,泰族是泰国中部平原地区的一个民族。
RUSSIA – From the Medieval Latin term “Russi”, which denoted the people of the land.
俄罗斯:名字源于中世纪拉丁词Russi,指的是这片土地上的人民。
Important people 重要人物
在以重要人物命名的国家中,只有一个国家是以女人的名字命名的……
SAINT LUCIA – This Caribbean island was named by the French in 1625 after the Catholic Saint Lucy, who was widely worshipped during the Middle Ages.
圣卢西亚——这个加勒比海岛是法国人在1625年以天主教女圣人圣露西的名字命名的,圣露西在中世纪受到广泛崇拜。
COLOMBIA – Named after famed explorer Christopher Columbus, who incidentally never even set foot in the country. It was in fact discovered by his companion Alonso de Ojeda in 1499, but was eventually named after Columbus anyway.
哥伦比亚:得名于著名探险家克里斯托弗•哥伦布,而巧的是,哥伦布从未踏足这个国家。事实上,哥伦比亚于1499年被哥伦布的同伴阿隆索•德•奥赫达发现,但最终还是以哥伦布的名字命名。
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