Does France Have A Nickname?
Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname?
Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and glory." I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! |
Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a
écrit : I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! L'hexagone. |
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:22:47 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a écrit : I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! L'hexagone. ??? Where does that come from? -- Tim C. |
Sometimes "pays des Lumières" (as in enlightenment philosophy)), also
"pays des droits de l'homme" (country of the human rights), sometimes a mix of the two "pays des Lumières et des droits de l'homme". Before the revolution, "fille aînée de l'église" (eldest daughter of the catholic church). Cheers, /MLD Jim Pflaum a écrit: Does France, like many other countries, have a common nickname? Americans often call the U.S. "The land of the free." Some Britts call England "the land of hope and glory." I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! |
Zinzan wrote: Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a =E9crit : I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! =20 L'hexagone. YES "Freedom Fries" |
Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
a écrit : ??? Where does that come from? It comes from the geography of the country. |
Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger
a écrit : ??? Where does that come from? http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/ Etc, etc : www.google.com nickname Franc hexagon |
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:46:37 +0100, Zinzan wrote:
Le Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:27:13 +0100, Tim Challenger a écrit : ??? Where does that come from? http://www.ambafrance.org.uk/zipzap/...artements.html http://www.4kids.org/backissues/2002/4kidsHTML09-29-02/ Etc, etc : www.google.com nickname Franc hexagon Ok, got it. I never saw it like that before. :_) -- Tim C. |
"Rag742" wrote:
Zinzan wrote: Le 1 Feb 2005 06:13:30 -0800, "Jim Pflaum" a écrit : I searched the Net's travel sites but didn't see any nickname for France. I know that Paris is called "The city of lights," but does France have a nickname or slogan? Thanks! L'hexagone. YES "Freedom Fries" If you're going to try to put down a country, it helps if you are witty. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
Surely there's got to be another nickname for France besides "The
Hexagone." If you ask me, that's a pretty terrible nickname. |
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