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  2. Allemagne - Wikipedia

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    Allemagne is the French name for Germany. It may also refer to: Communes in France. Allemagne-en-Provence, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence;

  3. Names of Germany - Wikipedia

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    In English, the word "German" is first attested in 1520, replacing earlier uses of Almain, Alman and Dutch. In German, the word Germanen today refers to Germanic tribes, just like the Italian noun "Germani" (adjective: "germanici"), and the French adjective "germanique".

  4. List of terms used for Germans - Wikipedia

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    Casque à pointe is derived from the French name for the traditional Prussian military helmets worn by German soldiers from the 1840s until World War I. In modern French Sign Language the word for Germany continues to be an index finger pointed to the top of the forehead, simulating the Pickelhaube. [37]

  5. List of German exonyms for places in France - Wikipedia

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    France Frankreich; French place German name Notes Abbeville Abbegem Aboncourt Endorf Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont Andersweiler Aix-en-Provence Wälsch-Aachen Albé

  6. List of German words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of German words and expressions of French origin. Some of them were borrowed in medieval times, some were introduced by Huguenot immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries and others have been borrowed in the 19th and 20th centuries.

  7. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    Socialist Republic of Vietnam (official, English), An Nam (former name in other foreign languages and central Vietnam under French colonization), Champa (historical kingdom), Đại Việt (historical kingdom), Giao Chỉ (former Chinese province or vassal kingdom), French Indochina (former name under French colonization when united with Laos ...

  8. Correspondence of Lorraine toponyms in French and German

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    At the time of the Ancien Régime, referring to the sociopolitical system that prevailed in France for the two centuries preceding and up to the French Revolution, several Lorraine towns were recognized by two names, one in French and one in German. The following name-pair examples are found the dictionaries of Henri Lepage [6] and Ernest de ...

  9. History of Alsace - Wikipedia

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    German Empire: German; Alsatian, French 1919–1940: Treaty of Versailles after World War I causes German cession of Alsace to France: France: French; Alsatian, French, German 1940–1944: Nazi Germany conquers Alsace, establishing Gau Baden-Elsaß: Nazi Germany: German; Alsatian, French, German 1945–present: French control: France