Re: Schroeder vs Merkel: A tale of two Germanys

In article <dgjrmu$jq1$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Christian Weisgerber wrote:

> Well, the same seems to apply to other country names, too. The two
> Cypruses? Two Chinas? Two Koreas? None of these work very well
> in German. "Die beiden Teile Zyperns", "beide Hälften Koreas",
> etc.

The only exception seems to be "Ferdinand I. Antonio, König beider
Sizilien", see http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_IV._(Neapel)
The official title of this guy was taken over to the German language.

Helmut Richter
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