| English initial
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country name
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meaning
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origin
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| A
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- افغانستان [pus][urd][fas], Афғонистон [tgk], Афғонистон/Afgʻoniston [uzb], Owganystan [tuk], 阿富汗 [zho] , Afghanistan [eng]
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- Land of the Distant People
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| A
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- America [eng], América [spa], Amérique [fra], Америка [rus], 美利堅/美利坚 [zho], 아메리카 [kor], الولايات [ara], Amerika [deu][tag]
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- Italian: Amerigo Vespucci
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| A
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- Australia [eng], Ostrelia [tcs], 澳大利亞/澳大利亚 [zho]
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- Latin: terra austrālis incōgnita
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| B
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- বাংলাদেশ [ben][asm], ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ် [mya], ବାଁଲାଦେଶ [ori], Bangladesh [eng]
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| B
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- འབྲུག་ཡུལ [dzo][bod]
- ভুটান [ben], ভূটান [asm], भुटान [nep], भूटान [hin], 不丹 [zho], Bhutan [eng]
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- Country of Dragon
- End of Tibet
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- Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ
- Prakrit: 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢
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| B
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- Brasil [por][hrs][spa], Brazil [eng]
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| B
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- Britain [eng], Prydain [cym], a' Bhreatainn [gla], An Bhreatain [gle], Brittannië [nld], Britannien [deu]
- Grande-Bretagne [fra]
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- Land of Britons
- Great Brittany
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- Latin: Britannia
- Latin: grandis + Britannia
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| C
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- ស្រុកខ្មែរ [khm]
- Cam-pu-chia [vie]. ກຳພູຊາ [lao], กัมพูชา [thi], Kemboja [msa], Cambodge [fra], Cambodia [eng]
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- Old Khmer: ក្មេរ៑
- Sanskrit: काम्बोज
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| C
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- 中國/中国 [zho], Cungguek [zha], Җунгуй [dng], ᦷᦋᧂᧈ ᦷᦅᧉ [khb], ꍏꇩ [iii], ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ[mnc], 중국 [kor], 中国 [jpn], Trung Quốc [vie]
- 唐 [ryu]
- 천ᄌᆞ국 [jje]
- རྒྱ་ནག [bod][dzo]
- چین [urd][fas], चीन [nep], ຈີນ [lao], Чин [tgk], الصين [ara], China [por][eng][deu]
- Китай [rus][ukr][bul], خىتاي [uig], ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ/Хятад [mon], ᡍᡅᡐᠠᡑ[xwo], Қытай [kaz], Кытай [kir][tat][sah]
- တရုတ် [mya]
- ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ [cop]
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- Central State
- Tang
- Son of Heaven's State
- Black Empire
- Qin
- Khitans
- {possibly} Turks
- {possibly} Mede
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- Middle Chinese: 中國
- Middle Chinese: 唐
- Middle Chinese: 天子國
- Tibetan: རྒྱ་ནག
- Old Chinese: 秦
- Khitan: 𘱿𘱤
- Burmese: တရုတ်
- {possibly} Ancient Greek: Μῆδος
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| C
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- Kongo [kon][swa][fra], Congo [eng]
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| E
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- مصر [ara], מצרים [heb], Mısır [tur]
- 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖 [egy]
- Αίγυπτος [ell], Égypte [fra], Egypt [eng]
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- Frontier
- Black Land
- House of the Ka of Ptah
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- Akkadian: 𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿
- Egyptian: 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖
- Egyptian: 𓉗 𓏏𓉐 𓂓𓏤 𓊪𓏏 𓎛 𓀭
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| E
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- ኢትዮጵያ [amh][gez][tir], Itoobiya [som], Etiopia [ita], Ethiopia [eng]
- Uhabeshi [swa]
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- Land of Aithíops
- To Gather
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- Ancient Greek: Αἰθιοπία
- Arabic: حبش
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| F
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| F
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- France [fra][eng], França [oci][cat], Francia [cos][spa][ita], Frankreich [deu]
- Bro-C'hall [bre]
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- Frankish: *frankō
- Breton: Bro + Latin: Gallus
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| G
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- Deutschland [deu], Deitschland [bar], Daitschlond [pfl], Duutsjlandj [lim], Düütschland [nds], Düütsklound [stq], Däitschland [ltz], Duitsland [nld], Tyskland [dan][swe][nor]
- Allemagne [fra]
- Německo [ces], Nimska [dsb], Němska [hsb]
- Germany [eng], Germania [ita], Германия [rus]
- Saksa [fin]
- Vācija [lat]
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- Land of the People
- Alemānnī
- Foreigner's Land
- Land of Germans
- Saxon
- Land of Vagoth
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- Old High German: diutisc + lant
- Latin: Alemānnī
- Proto-Slavic: *němьcь
- Latin: Germānī
- Old Saxon: Sahso
- Latvian: vāci + goth
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| G
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- Ελλάδα [ell], ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ [cop]
- Yunanistan [tur], اليونان [ara], یونان [fas]
- Greqi [sqi], Гърция [bul], Грција [mkd], Grecia [ita], Greece [eng]
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- {possibly} Helloi / Selloi
- Ionia
- Graecus
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- {possibly} Ancient Greek: Ἑλλοί / Σελλοί
- Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία
- Ancient Greek: Γραικός
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| H
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- Magyarország [hun], Maďarsko [slk], Madžárska [slv], Мађарска/Mađarska [hbs]
- Ungarn [deu], Ungaria [rom], Węgry [pol], Угорщина [ukr], Hungary [eng]
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- Old Hungarian: mogyër + úr + szág
- Latin: Hungaria
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| I
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- भारत [hin][mar][mai][nep], ભારત [guj], ಭಾರತ [kan], ଭାରତ [ori], ਭਾਰਤ [pan], භාරත් [sin]
- இந்தியா [tam], ഇന്ത്യ [mal] , ఇండియా [tel], އިންޑިއާ [div], هند [fas], 印度 [zho], India [eng][msa]
- ہندوستان [urd]
- རྒྱ་གར [bod][dzo]
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- Bhāratas
- River
- Country of the River
- White Empire
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- Sanskrit: भरत
- Sanskrit: सिन्धु
- Middle Persian: هندوستان
- Tibetan: རྒྱ་གར
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| I
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- ایران [fas][urd][pus], إيران [ara], İran [tur][aze], Eýran [tuk], Իրան [arm], Iran [eng][fra]
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| I
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- Indonesia [mly][jav][eng], Indonésia [sun], ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី [khm], Indonesya [tol], In-đô-nê-xi-a [vie]
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- Ancient Greek: Ἰνδός + νῆσος
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| J
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- 日本 [jpn][zho], 일본 [kor], Japan [eng]
- 大和 [ryu][yoi][xug][rys][mvi]
- シサㇺ [ain]
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- Origin of the Sun
- Yamatai
- Foreigner
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- Old Japanese: 日の本
- Old Japanese: 邪馬臺
- Ainu: シサㇺ
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| K
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- i-Kiribati [gil], Kilepaka [haw], Kiribati [eng]
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| K
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- 조선 [kor], 朝鮮/朝鲜 [zho], 朝鮮 [jpn]
- 한국 [kor], 韓國/韩国 [zho], 韓国 [jpn]
- Корея [rus], Korea [eng]
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- Morning Sun
- Country of Three Han
- Goguryeo
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- Old Chinese: 朝鮮
- Old Korean: 三韓
- Old Korean: 高句麗
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| L
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- ລາວ [lao], Lào [vie], លាវ [khm], ลาว [thi], လာအို [mya], 老撾/老挝|寮國/寮国 [zho], Laos [fra][eng]
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| M
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- مليسيا/Malaysia [msa], மலேசியா [tam], Malasya [tgl], 馬來西亞/马来西亚 [zho], มาเลเซีย [tha], ម៉ាឡេស៊ី [khm], Ma-lai-xi-a [vie], Malaysia [eng]
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| M
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- ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ [div], मालदीव [hin], Maldives [eng]
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| M
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- M̧ajeļ [mah], Marshall Islands [eng]
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| M
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- Mikronesia [msa], Micronesia [eng]
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- Ancient Greek: μικρός + νῆσος
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| M
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- México [nah][spa], Mexico [eng]
- ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎢ [chr]
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- Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco
- ?
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| M
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- ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ/Монгол [mon], Монгол Улас [bua], Моол [tuv], Моңғолия [kaz], 蒙古 [zho], Mongolia [eng]
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- Classical Mongolian: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ
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| M
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- ব্রহ্মদেশ [ben], ম্যানমাৰ [asm], พม่า [thi], म्यानमार [hin], Myanmar [eng], 緬甸/缅甸 [zho]
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- {possibly} Sanskrit: ब्रह्मादेश
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| N
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- Naoero [nau], Nauru [eng]
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- {possibly} I Go To the Beach
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- {possibly} Nauru: anáoero
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| N
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- नेपाल [nep], নেপাল [asm][ben], བལ་ཡུལ [bod][dzo], नेपाल [hin], 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 [zho] , Nepal [eng]
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| N
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- Aotearoa [mri]
- Nieuw-Zeeland [nld], New Zealand [eng]
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- {possibly} Land of Long White Clouds
- New Coastal Land
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- Māori: Aotearoa
- Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland
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| N
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- Nigeria [eng][fra][nld], Naigeria [ibo], Nàìjíríà [yor], Nijeriya [hau]
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| P
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- پاکستان [urd][bal][fas][pan], پاڪستان [snd], पाकिस्तान [hin], Pakistan [eng]
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| P
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| P
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- Papua Niugini [tpi], Papua Niu Gini [hmo], Daudai Niugini [tcs], Papua New Guinea [msa][eng]
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- Malay: pepuah + Spanish: Nueva Guinea
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| P
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- Pilipinas [tgl][akl], Phi-líp-pin [vie], Filipina [msa], 菲律賓/菲律宾 [zho], Filipinas [spa], Philippines [fra][eng]
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- Land of Philip the Apostle
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| P
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- Polska [pol], Polsko [ces][slk], Pòlskô [csb], Polen [deu], Польша [rus], Польща [ukr], Польшча [bel], Poland [eng]
- Lenkija [lit], Lengyelország [hun]
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- Field Dwellers
- Land of Lendians
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- Middle High German: Polen
- Old East Slavic: лѧхъ
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| R
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- Россия [rus][kaz][ava][myv][kum][krc][kjh][tyv][udm][sah], Россий [mhr], Росія [ukr], Россе [inh], Рочму [kpv], Русия [aze], Rusiye [crh], Расія [bel], Раҫҫей [chv], Урыстәыла [abk], Урысый [ady], Уӕрӕсе [oss],ᠣᠷᠤᠰ/Орос [mon], Оьрсий [che], Әрәсә [xal], Rusija [lit], 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 [zho], 러시아 [kor], ロシア [jpn], Russia [eng]
- Venäjä [fin], Venemaa [est]
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- Land of People by Roþrin
- Land of Slav
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- Old East Slavic: Русь
- Proto-Finnic: *venät
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| S
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- {possibly} Samoan: sā + moa
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| S
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- Solomon Aelan [pis], Solomon Islands [eng]
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| S
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- España [spa][glg][ast], Espanya [cat], Espainia [eus], Espanha [por], Espagne [fra], إسبانية [ara], Spain [eng]
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- Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία
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| S
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- ශ්රී ලංකාව [sin], இலங்கை [tam], श्रीलंका [hin], Sri Lanka [eng]
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| T
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- ໄທ [lao], ថៃ [khm], ထိုင်း [mya], Negara Thai [msa], Thailand [eng]
- श्यामदेश [hin]
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| T
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- Timór Lorosa'e [tet], Timor Timur [msa], Timor Leste [por], Timor-Leste [eng]
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| T
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- Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga [ton], Toga [fud], Tonga [rar][eng]
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| T
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- Türkiye [tur][eng], Tirkiye [kmr], تركيا [ara], Турция [rus]
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| T
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- Tuuvalu [tvl], Tuvalu [eng]
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| U
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- Україна [ukr][rue], Украина [rus], Украіна [bel], אוקראַיִן [yid], Ucraina [rom], Ukraina [pol], Ukraine [eng]
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- Old East Slavic: оукраина
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| V
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| V
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- Việt Nam [vie], 越南 [zho], វៀតណាម [khm], ຫວຽດນາມ [lao], Viêt Nam [fra], Vietnam [msa][eng], Byetnam [tgl]
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