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Countries With The Best English Skills in the World

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Common Naming Order in Europe

Hungary 🇭🇺 is the only country in Europe that uses the Eastern order (also used by Japan, Korea, and China). With Hungary in mind, the naming convention appears to differ based on cultural, historical, and linguistic factors unique to each region. What is the common personal name order in your country or region? Follow for more content! 💚

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The words 'dictator' in European languages.

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The estimated number of words that derive from Arabic in selected languages.

The significant linguistic influence Arabic has had on these languages over centuries of cultural exchange and historical interactions. *Maltese is not included here as the words in Maltese are inherited (it descends from Siculo-Arabic). Did any of the statistics in this chart surprise you? If so, which ones and why? Source: Lexico ton Xenon Lexeon stin Ellinikí Glóssa, Türk Dil Kurumu, Oxford Dictionary, and The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). Follow for more language content! 💜

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Maize and its route in Europe starting from the Caribbean.

Fun fact: the Navajo word for maize is naadą́ą́ʼ, derived from two Proto-Athabaskan roots meaning "enemy" and "food", suggesting that the Navajo originally considered corn to be "food of the enemy" when they first arrived among the Pueblo people.

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