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minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 days agoBasically, Botswana and New Zealand are the only countries NOT in Europe, and in the case of the latter it’s because it doesn’t actually exist.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI prefer Original Recipe Zealand myself
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoYou’re thinking of Zeeland. Zealand is in Denmark
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThe Zealand referred to in New Zealand is in fact Zeeland, they just changed the spelling.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoWe’re going to get on so many podcasts.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoWe’re gonna be hundredaires! 🥳
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThey always insist Old Zealand was replaced in the 19th Century; don’t believe it people!
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoNah, Old Zealand is still over there points east to other part of Denmark
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoIt’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day ago It’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland Nope. Zee ≠ Zea which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable. Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoNew Zealand was named Nova Zeelandia by Dutch cartographers which was then Anglicised to New Zealand. It’s named after the Dutch province. Denmark had nothing to do with it.
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 day agoNo he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
Basically, Botswana and New Zealand are the only countries NOT in Europe, and in the case of the latter it’s because it doesn’t actually exist.
Contemporary Zealand?
I prefer Original Recipe Zealand myself
That would be in the Netherlands.
You’re thinking of Zeeland. Zealand is in Denmark
The Zealand referred to in New Zealand is in fact Zeeland, they just changed the spelling.
We’re going to get on so many podcasts.
We’re gonna be hundredaires! 🥳
They always insist Old Zealand was replaced in the 19th Century; don’t believe it people!
Nah, Old Zealand is still over there
points east to other part of Denmark
It’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable.
Nope. Zee ≠ Zea
Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
New Zealand was named Nova Zeelandia by Dutch cartographers which was then Anglicised to New Zealand. It’s named after the Dutch province. Denmark had nothing to do with it.
No he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
Middle Zealanders rise up!