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> DACH, an acronym for Deutschland (Germany), Austria, Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation), the three major German-speaking countries I was not famil
by pimlottc 5mo ago
> DACH, an acronym for Deutschland (Germany), Austria, Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation), the three major German-speaking countries
I was not familiar with this term before, had to look it up.
- ndr42 5mo agoA great acronym as it translates to roof (Dach in german).
- jmercouris 5mo agoIt doesn’t even make sense though, shouldn’t it be DÖCH?
- azepoi 5mo agoIt goes by license plate codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_vehicle_registration_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_vehicle_registra... It makes for a fun acronym DACH meaning roof in german. If they used Ö why not DÖS with an S for Schweiz then ?
- ButlerianJihad 5mo agoI think you mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166 Because this consortium seemingly has nothing to do with receiving license plate assignments. And the acronym seems to derive from your general vernacular, lending its name to many other things. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_distribution_of_German_speakers#German-speaking_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_distribution_of_G...
- 0dayz 5mo agoI guess GAS is a bit awkward when talking about green energy (even if somehow natural gas is considered "green") and sustainable heating source.