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On this page you will find the meaning of the names of the different countries of the world. | |||
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* Аԥсны <sub>[abk]</sub>, აფხაზეთი <sub>[kat]</sub>, Абхазия <sub>[rus]</sub>, Abkhazia <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* Old Georgian: აფხაზი | |||
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* Proto-Albanian: *iš-gabā | * Proto-Albanian: *iš-gabā | ||
* Ancient Greek: Ἀλβανός | * Ancient Greek: Ἀλβανός | ||
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* الجزائر <sub>[ara]</sub>, Leddzayer <sub>[kab]</sub>, Algérie <sub>[fra]</sub>, Argelia <sub>[spa]</sub>, Algeria <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* The Islands | |||
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* Arabic: الجزائر | |||
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* Basque: andurrial | * Basque: andurrial | ||
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* Angola <sub>[por][eng]</sub>, Ngola <sub>[kmb]</sub> | |||
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* King | |||
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* Kimbundu: ngola | |||
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* Antigua and Babuda <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* St Mary in Seville & Bearded | |||
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* Spanish: La Virgen de la Antigua + barbuda | |||
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* عرب <sub>[ara]</sub>, Arabia <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* To Express | |||
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* Arabic: عرب | |||
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* Argentina <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Silver | |||
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* Latin: argentinus | |||
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* Արցախ <sub>[hye][hyw]</sub>, Арцах <sub>[rus]</sub>, Artsax <sub>[aze]</sub>, Artsakh <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* Urartian: 𒆳𒌨𒉈𒄭 | |||
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* Persian: آذربادگان | * Persian: آذربادگان | ||
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* البحرين <sub>[ara]</sub>, بحرین <sub>[fas][urd]</sub>, Bahrain <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* The Two Seas | |||
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* Arabic: ال + بحر + ين | |||
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* Bengali: বাংলা + দেশ | * Bengali: বাংলা + দেশ | ||
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* Barbados <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Bearded | |||
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* Portuguese: barbados | |||
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|B | |B | ||
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* Беларусь <sub>[bel][rus]</sub>, Білорусь <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Białoruś <sub>[pol]</sub>, Belarus <sub>[eng]</sub> | * Беларусь <sub>[bel][rus]</sub>, Білорусь <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Białoruś <sub>[pol]</sub>, Belarus <sub>[eng]</sub> | ||
* Baltkrievija <sub>[ | * Baltkrievija <sub>[lav]</sub>, Baltarusija <sub>[lit]</sub> | ||
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* White Ruthenia | * White Ruthenia | ||
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* Latin: Belgae | * Latin: Belgae | ||
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|B | |||
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* Belize <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Muddy Water | |||
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* Mopan Maya: beliz | |||
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|B | |||
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* Bénin <sub>[fra]</sub>, Benin <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* House of Vexation | |||
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* Yoruba: ile ibinu | |||
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* Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ | * Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ | ||
* Prakrit: 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 | * Prakrit: 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 | ||
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|B | |||
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* Bolivia <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>, Volívia <sub>[gug]</sub> | |||
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* Simón Bolívar | |||
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* Spanish: Simón Bolívar | |||
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* Serbo-Croatian: Босна/Bosna | * Serbo-Croatian: Босна/Bosna | ||
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|B | |||
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* Botswana <sub>[tsn][eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* Tswana: Tswana | |||
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* Old Church Slavonic: блъгаринъ | * Old Church Slavonic: блъгаринъ | ||
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* Burkina Faso <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Honest Father's House | |||
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* Moore: burkina + Dyula: faso | |||
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|B | |||
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* Burundi <sub>[run][fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* ? | |||
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|C | |||
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* Cabo Verde <sub>[por][eng]</sub>, Kabu Verdi <sub>[kea]</sub> | |||
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* Cape Green | |||
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* Portuguese: cabo + verde | |||
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* Old Khmer: ក្មេរ៑ | * Old Khmer: ក្មេរ៑ | ||
* Sanskrit: काम्बोज | * Sanskrit: काम्बोज | ||
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* Cameroun <sub>[fra]</sub>, Cameroon <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Prawns | |||
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* Portuguese: Rio dos Camarões | |||
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* Laurentian: kanata | * Laurentian: kanata | ||
* Lakota: Uŋčíyapi Makȟóčhe | * Lakota: Uŋčíyapi Makȟóčhe | ||
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* Bêafrîka <sub>[saq][snj]</sub>, Centrafrique <sub>[fra]</sub>, Central Africa <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Central Africa | |||
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* French: Centre + afrique | |||
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* تشاد <sub>[ara]</sub>, Tchad <sub>[fra]</sub>, Chad <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Lake | |||
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* Kanuri: tsade | |||
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|C | |||
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* Chile <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Cold | |||
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* Quechua: chiri | |||
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* Burmese: တရုတ် | * Burmese: တရုတ် | ||
* {possibly} Ancient Greek: Μῆδος | * {possibly} Ancient Greek: Μῆδος | ||
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|C | |||
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* Colombia <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Christopher Columbus | |||
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* Italian: Cristoforo Colombo | |||
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* Komori <sub>[zdj][wni][swb][wlc]</sub>'','' جزر القمر <sub>[ara]</sub>, Comores <sub>[fra]</sub>, Comoros <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Island of the Moon | |||
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* Arabic: جزر القمر | |||
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* Kongo: nkongo | * Kongo: nkongo | ||
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* Costa Rica <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Rich Coast | |||
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* Spanish: Costa Rica | |||
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* Côte d'Ivoire <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Ivory Coast | |||
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* French: Côte d'Ivoire | |||
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* Proto-Slavic *xorvatъ | * Proto-Slavic *xorvatъ | ||
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* Cuba <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Fertile Land | |||
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* Taíno: cubao | |||
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* Old Norse danskr + merki | * Old Norse danskr + merki | ||
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* جيبوتي <sub>[ara]</sub>, Djibouti <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* ? | |||
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* Dominica <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Lord's Day | |||
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* Latin: Dominica | |||
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* Ecuador <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Equator | |||
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* Spanish: ecuador | |||
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* Eesti <sub>[est]</sub>, Estija <sub>[lit]</sub>, Эстония <sub>[rus]</sub>, Estonia <sub>[eng]</sub> | * Eesti <sub>[est]</sub>, Estija <sub>[lit]</sub>, Эстония <sub>[rus]</sub>, Estonia <sub>[eng]</sub> | ||
* Viro <sub>[fin]</sub> | * Viro <sub>[fin]</sub> | ||
* Igaunija <sub>[ | * Igaunija <sub>[lav]</sub> | ||
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* Aestiī | * Aestiī | ||
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* Estonian: Viru | * Estonian: Viru | ||
* Latin: Ugaunia | * Latin: Ugaunia | ||
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* El Salvador <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* The Saviour | |||
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* Spanish: El Salvador | |||
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|E | |||
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* Guinea Ecuatorial <sub>[spa]</sub>, Guinée Équatoriale <sub>[fra]</sub>, Guiné Equatorial <sub>[por]</sub>, Equatorial Guinea <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Equatorial ? | |||
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* Latin: aequator + ? | |||
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* ኤርትራ <sub>[tir]</sub>, إريتريا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Eritrea <sub>[ita][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Reddish | |||
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* Ancient Greek: ἐρυθρός | |||
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* eSwatini <sub>[swa]</sub>, Eswatini <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Mswati II | |||
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* Swazi: Mswati | |||
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* Frankish: *frankō | * Frankish: *frankō | ||
* Breton: Bro + Latin: Gallus | * Breton: Bro + Latin: Gallus | ||
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* Gabon <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Cloak | |||
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* Portuguese: Gabão | |||
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* Germany <sub>[eng]</sub>, Germania <sub>[ita]</sub>, Германия <sub>[rus]</sub> | * Germany <sub>[eng]</sub>, Germania <sub>[ita]</sub>, Германия <sub>[rus]</sub> | ||
* Saksa <sub>[fin]</sub> | * Saksa <sub>[fin]</sub> | ||
* Vācija <sub>[ | * Vācija <sub>[lav]</sub> | ||
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* Land of the People | * Land of the People | ||
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* Ελλάδα <sub>[ell]</sub>, ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ <sub>[cop]</sub> | * Ghana <sub>[aka][eng]</sub> | ||
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* Warrior | |||
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* Soninke: gajanŋa | |||
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* Granada <sub>[spa]</sub>, Grenada <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Granada in Spain | |||
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* Spanish: Granada | |||
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* Guinée <sub>[fra]</sub>. Guinea <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* ? | |||
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* Guiné-Bissau <sub>[por]</sub>, Guinea-Bissau <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? + N'nssassun | |||
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* ? + Papel: Bôssassun | |||
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* Guyana <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* ? | |||
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* ? | |||
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* Haiti <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Land of Lofty Barrows | |||
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* Taíno: hayiti | |||
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* Ελλάδα <sub>[ell]</sub>, ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ <sub>[cop]</sub>, Hellas <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
* Yunanistan <sub>[tur]</sub>, اليونان <sub>[ara]</sub>, یونان <sub>[fas]</sub> | * Yunanistan <sub>[tur]</sub>, اليونان <sub>[ara]</sub>, یونان <sub>[fas]</sub> | ||
* Greqi <sub>[sqi]</sub>, Гърция <sub>[bul]</sub>, Грција <sub>[mkd]</sub>, Grecia <sub>[ita]</sub>, Greece <sub>[eng]</sub> | * Greqi <sub>[sqi]</sub>, Гърция <sub>[bul]</sub>, Грција <sub>[mkd]</sub>, Grecia <sub>[ita]</sub>, Greece <sub>[eng]</sub> | ||
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* Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία | * Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία | ||
* Ancient Greek: Γραικός | * Ancient Greek: Γραικός | ||
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* Honduras <sub>[spa][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Depths | |||
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* Spanish: honduras | |||
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* Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | * Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 | ||
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* العراق <sub>[ara][pes][urd]</sub>, Iraq <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Coast | |||
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* Arabic: عراق | |||
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* ישראל <sub>[heb]</sub>, إسرائيل <sub>[ara]</sub>, Israel <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Jacob | |||
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* Hebrew: ישראל | |||
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* Oscan: 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | * Oscan: 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 | ||
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* Jamaica <sub>[spa][eng][jam]</sub> | |||
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* Land of Wood and Water | |||
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* Taíno: Xaymaca | |||
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* Old Japanese: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">邪馬臺</span> | * Old Japanese: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">邪馬臺</span> | ||
*Ainu: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">シサㇺ</span> | *Ainu: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">シサㇺ</span> | ||
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* الأردن <sub>[ara]</sub>, ירדן <sub>[heb]</sub>, Jordan <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Watering Place | |||
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* Arabic: جُـنْـد الْأُرْدُنّ | |||
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* Қазақстан <sub>[kaz]</sub>, Gazagystan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, Қозоғистон/Qozogʻiston <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Казакстан <sub>[kir]</sub>, Қазоқистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, Казахстан <sub>[rus]</sub>, 哈薩克斯坦/哈萨克斯坦 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Kazakhstan <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Profiteer | |||
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* Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰸 | |||
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* Kenya <sub>[eng][swa]</sub> | |||
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* Ostrich Mountain | |||
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* Kikuyu: kere nyaga | |||
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* Serbo-Croatian: кос/kos + поље/polje | * Serbo-Croatian: кос/kos + поље/polje | ||
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|K | |||
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* Кыргызстан <sub>[kir]</sub>, Қырғызстан <sub>[kaz]</sub>, Қирғизистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, Қирғизистон/Qirgʻiziston <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Gyrgyzystan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, 吉爾吉斯斯坦/吉尔吉斯斯坦 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Kyrgyzstan <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Forty Tribes | |||
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* Old Turkish: kırk + uz | |||
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|L | |L | ||
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* Latvija <sub>[ | * Latvija <sub>[lav][lit]</sub>, Латвия <sub>[rus][bul]</sub>, Латвія <sub>[bel][ukr]</sub>, Lettland <sub>[swe]</sub>, Latvia <sub>[eng]</sub> | ||
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* Land of Lett | * Land of Lett | ||
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* Lao: ອ້າຽລາວ | * Lao: ອ້າຽລາວ | ||
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* Lesotho <sub>[sot][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Land of Sotho | |||
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* Sotho: Lesotho | |||
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* Liberia <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Free Place | |||
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* Latin līber + -ia | |||
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* ليبيا <sub>[ara]</sub>, ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ <sub>[tzm]</sub>, Libya <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Libu | |||
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* Egyptian: 𓂋 𓃀 𓅱 𓌙 𓈉 | |||
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|L | |L | ||
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* Lietuva <sub>[lit][ | * Lietuva <sub>[lit][lav]</sub>, Lietova <sub>[sgs]</sub>, Litwa <sub>[pol]</sub>, Литва <sub>[rus]</sub>, Літва <sub>[bel]</sub>, Lithuania <sub>[eng]</sub> | ||
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* Lietava | * Lietava | ||
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|M | |M | ||
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* | * Madagasikara <sub>[mlg]</sub>, Madagascar <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | ||
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* | * The Island of Mālāī | ||
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* | * Arabic: جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ | ||
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|M | |M | ||
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* Malay: ملايو | * Malay: ملايو | ||
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* Malawi <sub>[nya][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Flames | |||
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* Chichewa: malawi | |||
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* Dhivehi: ދިވެހި | * Dhivehi: ދިވެހި | ||
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* Mali <sub>[fra][eng]</sub> | |||
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* Hippopotamus | |||
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* Mandinka/Bambara mali | |||
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* English: John Marshall | * English: John Marshall | ||
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* موريتانيا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Mauritania <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Moors | |||
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* Ancient Greek: Μαυρός | |||
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* Maurice <sub>[fra]</sub>, Moris <sub>[mfe]</sub>, Mauritius <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Maurice of Nassau | |||
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* Dutch: Maurits van Nassau | |||
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|M | |M | ||
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* México <sub>[nah][spa]</sub>, Mexico <sub>[eng]</sub> | * México <sub>[nah][spa]</sub>, Mexico <sub>[eng]</sub> | ||
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* Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco | * Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco | ||
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*Aotearoa <sub>[mri]</sub> | * Aotearoa <sub>[mri]</sub> | ||
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* Singapore <sub>[eng]</sub>, Singapura <sub>[msa]</sub>, சிங்கப்பூர் <sub>[tam]</sub>, 新加坡 <sub>[zho]</sub> | |||
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* Proto-Germanic: *sunþrą + Latin: Āfrica | |||
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Line 826: | Line 1,488: | ||
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* Suriname <sub>[nld][eng]</sub>, Sranang <sub>[srn]</sub>, Saana köndë <sub>[srm]</sub> | |||
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* Latin: Helvetius | * Latin: Helvetius | ||
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* سوريا <sub>[ara]</sub>, ܣܘܪܝܐ <sub>[aii]</sub>, Sûriya <sub>[kmr]</sub>, Suriye <sub>[tur]</sub>, סוריה <sub>[heb]</sub>, Syrie <sub>[fra]</sub>, Syria <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Land of Turks | * Land of Turks | ||
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* Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | * Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 | ||
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* Old East Slavic: оукраина | * Old East Slavic: оукраина | ||
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* Ўзбекистон/Oʻzbekiston <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Өзбекстан <sub>[kaz][kir]</sub>, Özbegistan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, Ӯзбакистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, 烏茲別克斯坦/乌兹别克斯坦 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Uzbekistan <sub>[eng]</sub> | |||
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* Chinese: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">越南</span> | * Chinese: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">越南</span> | ||
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==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Numeration-Tutorial|Numeration Tutorial]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Text-Processing-Tools|Text Processing Tools]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-resources-for-learning-specific-languages|Internet resources for learning specific languages]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Ideas-about-language-learning|Ideas about language learning]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Most-Famous-Folk-Songs|Most Famous Folk Songs]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Online-Specialized-Dictionaries|Online Specialized Dictionaries]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Wiki-Notice-Board|Wiki Notice Board]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Texts-and-Audios-under-a-Public-License|Texts and Audios under a Public License]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Difficulties-of-languages|Difficulties of languages]] | |||
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Cultural-differences-by-country|Cultural differences by country]] | |||
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