where does this country get its name from?
It's turbulent history and shifts of power resulted in exceptionally many and widely varying names in different languages.
Netherlands
The Netherlands' turbulent history and shifts of power resulted in exceptionally many and widely varying names in different languages.
who was vincent van gogh? He was a Dutch post-impressionist painter. where was he born? Groot-Zundert, North Brabant in the Netherlands. what rivers are found here? Meuse River. what languages are spoken here? Brabantian and Standard Dutch. what religion do the people follow? Roman Catholic. Protestantism and Muslim. what is the climate like in the country where this place lies? A mild maritime climate, with warm summers and cool winters, and high humidity.
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Netherlands [SEP] Etymology
The Netherlands' turbulent history and shifts of power resulted in exceptionally many and widely varying names in different languages. There is diversity even within languages. In English, the Netherlands is also called Holland or (part of) the Low Countries, whereas the term ""Dutch"" is used as the demonym and adjectival form.