• Rikudou_Sage
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    38 months ago

    Ah, TIL. It sounds really weird to me, like saying “the Germany” or “the France”.

    My language doesn’t use articles like “a” or “the” so similar issues don’t exist here at all.

    • @[email protected]
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      28 months ago

      A more accurate comparison is “The Palatinate”, “The Pale”, “The Highlands” or “The Yucatan” - it’s still wrong but it’s not unheard of for regions defined by a predominant geographic feature.

      • Rikudou_Sage
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        18 months ago

        Ukraine is not a predominant geographic feature? Like, I know what the name means, but for English speaking people the word doesn’t mean anything?

    • @margaritox
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      18 months ago

      It sounds really weird to me too!!!