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The English word Germany comes from the Greek term Germania. The name "Germania" came into use after Julius Caesar adopted it from a Gallic term for the peoples east of the Rhine that could possibly have meant "neighbour", or "men of forests", or even "men with spears".

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Germany is named after the Germanic tribes that settled in the area. The Romans referred to these tribes as the Germanic people.

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