A number of rivers have names that vary from one language to another. Here are the names of ten rivers in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian:
Amazon
Amazone
Amazonas
Amazonas
Amazzoni
Danube
Danube
Donau
Danubio
Danubio
Douro
Douro
Duero
Duero
Douro
Loire
Loire
Loire
Loira
Loira
Nile
Nil
Nil
Nilo
Nilo
Rhine
Rhin
Rhein
Rin
Reno
Rhone
Rhône
Rhone
Ródano
Rodano
Seine
Seine
Seine
Sena
Senna
Tagus
Tage
Tajo
Tajo
Tago
Thames
Tamise
Themse
Támesis
Tamigi
The names of rivers can vary from one language to another, but the names are usually quite similar. The Loire is the same in English, French and German, and only a little different in Spanish and Italian. English and French share the same name for the Danube, and Spanish and Italian also share the name. German. on the other hand, has a different name. The list exemplifies the different names of rivers in five languages.
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