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by microtherion 2856 days ago
They'd probably call it Über-See over there.
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Xylakant 2856 days ago
I realize you’re joking, but Übersee is a german word that denotes everything across the ocean. (Der See => the lake. Die See => the ocean)
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microtherion 2856 days ago
Ah yes, I'm a native German speaker, but it hadn't occurred to me that "Übersee" does indeed mean "Overseas". It's a different meaning for both "über" and "see" than I had in mind.
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