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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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* 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>[lat]</sub>, Baltarusija <sub>[lit]</sub>
* Baltkrievija <sub>[lav]</sub>, Baltarusija <sub>[lit]</sub>
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* White Ruthenia
* White Ruthenia
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* Cabo Verde <sub>[por][eng]</sub>
* Cabo Verde <sub>[por][eng]</sub>, Kabu Verdi <sub>[kea]</sub>
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* Cape Green
* Cape Green
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* Spanish: Costa Rica
* 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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* Egyptian: 𓆎 𓅓 <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓏏𓊖</span>
* Egyptian: 𓆎 𓅓 <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓏏𓊖</span>
* Egyptian: 𓉗 <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓏏𓉐</span> <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓂓𓏤</span> <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓊪𓏏</span> 𓎛 𓀭
* Egyptian: 𓉗 <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓏏𓉐</span> <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓂓𓏤</span> <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">𓊪𓏏</span> 𓎛 𓀭
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* الإمارات <sub>[ara]</sub>, امارات <sub>[fas]</sub>, Emirates <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land of Prince
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* Arabic: أمير
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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>[lat]</sub>
* Igaunija <sub>[lav]</sub>
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* Aestiī
* Aestiī
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* Spanish: El Salvador
* Spanish: El Salvador
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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>[lat]</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>
* 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>
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* {possibly} Helloi / Selloi
* Warrior
* Ionia
* Graecus
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* {possibly} Ancient Greek: Ἑλλοί / Σελλοί
* Soninke: gajanŋa
* Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία
* Ancient Greek: Γραικός
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* Spanish: Granada
* Spanish: Granada
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* Guinée <sub>[fra]</sub>. Guinea <sub>[eng]</sub>
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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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* Haiti <sub>[spa[eng]</sub>
* Haiti <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
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* Land of Lofty Barrows
* Land of Lofty Barrows
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* Honduras [spa][eng]
* Ελλάδα <sub>[ell]</sub>, ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ <sub>[cop]</sub>, Hellas <sub>[eng]</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>
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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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* Honduras <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
 
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* Depths
* Depths
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* Jamaica [spa][eng]
* Jamaica <sub>[spa][eng][jam]</sub>
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* Land of Wood and Water
* Land of Wood and Water
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* Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰸‎‎
* 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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* Latvija <sub>[lat][lit]</sub>, Латвия <sub>[rus][bul]</sub>, Латвія <sub>[bel][ukr]</sub>, Lettland <sub>[swe]</sub>, Latvia <sub>[eng]</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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* Liechtenstein <sub>[deu][eng]</sub>
* Lesotho <sub>[sot][eng]</sub>
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* Bright Stone
* Land of Sotho
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* German liecht + Stein
* Sotho: Lesotho
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* Lietuva <sub>[lit][lat]</sub>, Lietova <sub>[sgs]</sub>, Litwa <sub>[pol]</sub>, Литва <sub>[rus]</sub>, Літва <sub>[bel]</sub>, Lithuania <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Liberia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Lietava
* Free Place
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* Old Lithuanian: *Lietavà
* Latin līber + -ia
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* Luxembourg <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>, Luxemburg <sub>[deu]</sub>, Lussimbork <sub>[wln]</sub>
* ليبيا <sub>[ara]</sub>, ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ <sub>[tzm]</sub>, Libya <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Little Castle
* Libu
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* Old High German: Lucilinburhuc
* Egyptian: 𓂋 𓃀 𓅱 𓌙 𓈉
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* مليسيا‎/Malaysia <sub>[msa]</sub>, மலேசியா <sub>[tam]</sub>, Malasya <sub>[tgl]</sub>, 馬來西亞/马来西亚 <sub>[zho]</sub>, มาเลเซีย <sub>[tha]</sub>, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី <sub>[khm]</sub>, Ma-lai-xi-a <sub>[vie]</sub>, Malaysia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Liechtenstein <sub>[deu][eng]</sub>
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* Malayu
* Bright Stone
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* Malay: ملايو‎
* German liecht + Stein
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* ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ‎ <sub>[div]</sub>, മാലിദ്വീപ്मा <sub>[mal]</sub>, लदीव <sub>[hin]</sub>, Maldives <sub>[eng]</sub>
* 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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* Island Dweller
* Lietava
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* Dhivehi: ދިވެހި‎
* Old Lithuanian: *Lietavà
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* مالطا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Malta <sub>[mlt][ita][eng]</sub>
* Luxembourg <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>, Luxemburg <sub>[deu]</sub>, Lussimbork <sub>[wln]</sub>
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* Port
* Little Castle
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* Ancient Greek: Μελίτη
* Old High German: Lucilinburhuc
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* M̧ajeļ <sub>[mah]</sub>, Marshall Islands <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Madagasikara <sub>[mlg]</sub>, Madagascar <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>
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* John Marshall
* The Island of Mālāī
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* English: John Marshall
* Arabic: جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ
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* Mikronesia <sub>[msa]</sub>, Micronesia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* مليسيا‎/Malaysia <sub>[msa]</sub>, மலேசியா <sub>[tam]</sub>, Malasya <sub>[tgl]</sub>, 馬來西亞/马来西亚 <sub>[zho]</sub>, มาเลเซีย <sub>[tha]</sub>, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី <sub>[khm]</sub>, Ma-lai-xi-a <sub>[vie]</sub>, Malaysia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Small Island
* Malayu
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* Ancient Greek: μικρός +‎ νῆσος
* Malay: ملايو‎
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* México <sub>[nah][spa]</sub>, Mexico <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Malawi <sub>[nya][eng]</sub>
*ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎢ <sub>[chr]</sub>
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* Tenochtitlan
* Flames
*?
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* Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco
* Chichewa: malawi
*?
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* Moldova <sub>[rom][eng]</sub>, Молдова <sub>[ukr]</sub>
* ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ‎ <sub>[div]</sub>, മാലിദ്വീപ്मा <sub>[mal]</sub>, लदीव <sub>[hin]</sub>, Maldives <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* ?
* Island Dweller
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* Dhivehi: ދިވެހި‎
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* Munegu <sub>[lij],</sub> Monaco <sub>[fra][ita][eng]</sub>, Mónaco <sub>[spa]</sub>
* Mali <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>
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* Single House
* Hippopotamus
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* Ancient Greek:  μόνος + οἶκος
* Mandinka/Bambara mali
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* ''<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ</span>''/Монгол <sub>[mon]</sub>, Монгол Улас <sub>[bua]</sub>, Моол <sub>[tuv]</sub>, Моңғолия <sub>[kaz]</sub>, 蒙古 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Mongolia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* مالطا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Malta <sub>[mlt][ita][eng]</sub>
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* ?
* Port
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* Classical Mongolian: ''<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ</span>''
* Ancient Greek: Μελίτη
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* Црна Гора/Crna Gora <sub>[hbs]</sub>, Црна Гора <sub>[mkd]</sub>
* M̧ajeļ <sub>[mah]</sub>, Marshall Islands <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Montenegro <sub>[ita][vec][eng]</sub>
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* Black Mountain
* John Marshall
* Black Mountain
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* Serbo-Croatian: црн + гора
* English: John Marshall
* Veneto: monte +‎ negro
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* မြန်မာ <sub>[mya]</sub>, မိူင်းမၢၼ်ႈ <sub>[shn]</sub>, ᦙᦱᧃᧈ <sub>[khb]</sub>, ব্রহ্মদেশ <sub>[ben]</sub>, ম্যানমাৰ <sub>[asm]</sub>, พม่า <sub>[thi]</sub>, म्यानमार <sub>[hin]</sub>, Myanmar <sub>[eng]</sub>, 緬甸/缅甸 <sub>[zho]</sub>
* موريتانيا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Mauritania <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Burman
* Moors
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* {possibly} Sanskrit: ब्रह्मादेश
* Ancient Greek: Μαυρός
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* Naoero <sub>[nau]</sub>, Nauru <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Maurice <sub>[fra]</sub>, Moris <sub>[mfe]</sub>, Mauritius <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* {possibly} I Go To the Beach
* Maurice of Nassau
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* {possibly} Nauru: anáoero
* Dutch: Maurits van Nassau
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* नेपाल <sub>[nep]</sub>, নেপাল <sub>[asm][ben]</sub>, བལ་ཡུལ <sub>[bod][dzo]</sub>, नेपाल <sub>[hin]</sub>, 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 <sub>[zho]</sub> , Nepal <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Mikronesia <sub>[msa]</sub>, Micronesia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* ?
* Small Island
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* Ancient Greek: μικρός +‎ νῆσος
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* Nederland <sub>[nld][lim]</sub>, Nederlân <sub>[fry]</sub>, die Niederlande <sub>[deu]</sub>, Netherlands <sub>[eng]</sub>
* México <sub>[nah][spa]</sub>, Mexico <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Holland <sub>[vls][ltz]</sub>
* ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎢ <sub>[chr]</sub>
* Pays-Bas <sub>[fra]</sub>
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* Low Land
* The moon's navel place
* Wood Land
* ?
* Low Land
 
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* Proto-Germanic: *niþer + *landą
* Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco
* Old Dutch: holt + lant
* ?
* French: pays +‎ bas
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* Nieuw-Zeeland <sub>[nld]</sub>, New Zealand <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Moldova <sub>[rom][eng]</sub>, Молдова <sub>[ukr]</sub>
*Aotearoa <sub>[mri]</sub>
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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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* Nicaragua <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
* Munegu <sub>[lij],</sub> Monaco <sub>[fra][ita][eng]</sub>, Mónaco <sub>[spa]</sub>
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* Nicarao Water
* Single House
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* Nawat: Nicarao + Spanish: agua
* Ancient Greek: μόνος + οἶκος
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* Nigeria <sub>[eng][fra][nld]</sub>, Naigeria <sub>[ibo]</sub>, Nàìjíríà <sub>[yor]</sub>, Nijeriya <sub>[hau]</sub>
* ''<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ</span>''/Монгол <sub>[mon]</sub>, Монгол Улас <sub>[bua]</sub>, Моол <sub>[tuv]</sub>, Моңғолия <sub>[kaz]</sub>, 蒙古 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Mongolia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* (River) of Rivers
* ?
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* Berber: ger-n-ger
* Classical Mongolian: ''<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ</span>''
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* Северна Македонија <sub>[mkd]</sub>, Северна Македония <sub>[bul]</sub>, Северна Македонија/Severna Makedonija <sub>[hbs]</sub>, Βόρεια Μακεδονία <sub>[ell]</sub>, Maqedonia e Veriut <sub>[sqi]</sub>, North Macedonia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Црна Гора/Crna Gora <sub>[hbs]</sub>, Црна Гора <sub>[mkd]</sub>
* Montenegro <sub>[ita][vec][eng]</sub>
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* North Highland
* Black Mountain
* Black Mountain
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* Ancient Greek: μακεδονία
* Serbo-Croatian: црн + гора
* Veneto: monte +‎ negro
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* Kuzey Kıbrıs <sub>[tur]</sub>, Βόρεια Κύπρος <sub>[ell]</sub>, Northern Cyprus <sub>[eng]</sub>
* المغرب <sub>[ara]</sub>, ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ <sub>[zgh]</sub>, ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ <sub>[tzm]</sub>
* Marruecos <sub>[spa]</sub>, Morocco <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* West
* Land of God
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* Ancient Greek: Κύπρος
* Arabic: مغرب
* Berber: ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ
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* Norge <sub>[nob][dan][swe]</sub>, Noreg <sub>[nno][fao]</sub>, Nöörje <sub>[sma]</sub>, Norga <sub>[sme]</sub>, Norway <sub>[eng]</sub>, Norawa <sub>[sco]</sub>, Nirribhidh <sub>[gla]</sub>
* Moçambique <sub>[por]</sub>, Mozambique <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Vuodna <sub>[smj]</sub>
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* North Way
* Mussa Bin Bique
* Fjord
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* Old Norse: norðr + vegr
* Arabic: موسى بن بيك
* Proto-Samic *vuonë
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* عمان <sub>[ara]</sub>, Oman <sub>[eng]</sub>
* မြန်မာ <sub>[mya]</sub>, မိူင်းမၢၼ်ႈ <sub>[shn]</sub>, ᦙᦱᧃᧈ <sub>[khb]</sub>, ব্রহ্মদেশ <sub>[ben]</sub>, ম্যানমাৰ <sub>[asm]</sub>, พม่า <sub>[thi]</sub>, म्यानमार <sub>[hin]</sub>, Myanmar <sub>[eng]</sub>, Burma <sub>[eng]</sub>, 緬甸/缅甸 <sub>[zho]</sub>
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* Burman
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* {possibly} Sanskrit: ब्रह्मादेश
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* پاکستان‎ <sub>[urd][bal][fas][pan]</sub>, پاڪستان <sub>[snd]</sub>, पाकिस्तान <sub>[hin]</sub>, Pakistan <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Namibia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land of the Pure
* Desert
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* Urdu: پاک‎ +‎ ـستان‎
* Haiǁom/Khoekhoe: namib
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* Belau <sub>[pau]</sub>, Palau <sub>[eng]</sub>  
* Naoero <sub>[nau]</sub>, Nauru <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Village
* {possibly} I Go To the Beach
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* Palauan: beluu
* {possibly} Nauru: anáoero
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* فلسطين <sub>[ara]</sub>, פלשתינה <sub>[heb]</sub>, Palestine <sub>[eng]</sub>
* नेपाल <sub>[nep]</sub>, নেপাল <sub>[asm][ben]</sub>, བལ་ཡུལ <sub>[bod][dzo]</sub>, नेपाल <sub>[hin]</sub>, 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 <sub>[zho]</sub> , Nepal <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Panamá <sub>[spa]</sub>, Panama <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* ?
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* Paraguay <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>, Paraguái <sub>[gug]</sub>
* Nederland <sub>[nld][lim]</sub>, Nederlân <sub>[fry]</sub>, die Niederlande <sub>[deu]</sub>, Netherlands <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Holland <sub>[vls][ltz]</sub>
* Pays-Bas <sub>[fra]</sub>
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* Pajagua + Water
* Low Land
* Wood Land
* Low Land
 
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* Guaraní: Payagua + y
* Proto-Germanic: *niþer + *landą
* Old Dutch: holt + lant
* French: pays +‎ bas
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|N
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* Papua Niugini <sub>[tpi]</sub>, Papua Niu Gini <sub>[hmo]</sub>, Daudai Niugini <sub>[tcs]</sub>, Papua New Guinea <sub>[msa][eng]</sub>
* Nieuw-Zeeland <sub>[nld]</sub>, New Zealand <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Aotearoa <sub>[mri]</sub>
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* Frizzy-Hair New Guinea
* New Coastal Land
* {possibly} Land of Long White Clouds
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* Malay: pepuah + Spanish: Nueva Guinea
* Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland
* Māori: Aotearoa
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|P
|N
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* Perú <sub>[spa]</sub>, Peru <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Nicaragua <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
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* ?
* Nicarao Water
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* ?
* Nawat: Nicarao + Spanish: agua
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|P
|N
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* Pilipinas <sub>[tgl][akl]</sub>, Phi-líp-pin <sub>[vie]</sub>, Filipina <sub>[msa]</sub>, 菲律賓/菲律宾 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Filipinas <sub>[spa]</sub>, Philippines <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>
* Niger <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>
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* Land of Philip the Apostle
* (River) of Rivers
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* Latin: Philippus
* Tuareg: gher n-gheren
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|P
|N
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* Polska <sub>[pol]</sub>, Polsko <sub>[ces][slk]</sub>, Pòlskô <sub>[csb]</sub>, Polen <sub>[deu]</sub>, Польша <sub>[rus]</sub>, Польща <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Польшча <sub>[bel]</sub>, Poland <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Nigeria <sub>[eng][fra][nld]</sub>, Naigeria <sub>[ibo]</sub>, Nàìjíríà <sub>[yor]</sub>, Nijeriya <sub>[hau]</sub>
*Lenkija <sub>[lit]</sub>, Lengyelország <sub>[hun]</sub>
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* Field Dwellers
* (River) of Rivers
*Land of Lendians
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* Middle High German: Polen
* Tuareg: gher n-gheren
*Old East Slavic: лѧхъ
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|P
|N
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* Portugal <sub>[por][ast][spa][eng]</sub>, Pertual <sub>[mwl]</sub>
* Северна Македонија <sub>[mkd]</sub>, Северна Македония <sub>[bul]</sub>, Северна Македонија/Severna Makedonija <sub>[hbs]</sub>, Βόρεια Μακεδονία <sub>[ell]</sub>, Maqedonia e Veriut <sub>[sqi]</sub>, North Macedonia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Portus Cale
* North Highland
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* Latin: portus + Callus
* Ancient Greek: μακεδονία
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|P
|N
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* Приднестровье <sub>[rus]</sub>, Transnistria <sub>[rom]</sub>, Придністров'я <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Pridnestrovie <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Kuzey Kıbrıs <sub>[tur]</sub>, Βόρεια Κύπρος <sub>[ell]</sub>, Northern Cyprus <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* By the Dniester
* ?
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* Russian: при +‎ Днестр +‎ овый +‎ ье
* Ancient Greek: Κύπρος
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|Q
|N
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* قطر <sub>[ara][fas][pus]</sub>, Qatar <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Norge <sub>[nob][dan][swe]</sub>, Noreg <sub>[nno][fao]</sub>, Nöörje <sub>[sma]</sub>, Norga <sub>[sme]</sub>, Norway <sub>[eng]</sub>, Norawa <sub>[sco]</sub>, Nirribhidh <sub>[gla]</sub>
* Vuodna <sub>[smj]</sub>
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* District
* North Way
* Fjord
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* Arabic: قطر
* Old Norse: norðr + vegr
* Proto-Samic *vuonë
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|R
|O
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* Россия <sub>[rus][kaz][ava][myv][kum][krc][kjh][tyv][udm][sah]</sub>, Россий <sub>[mhr]</sub>, Росія <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Россе <sub>[inh]</sub>, Рочму <sub>[kpv]</sub>, Русия <sub>[aze]</sub>, Rusiye <sub>[crh]</sub>, Расія <sub>[bel]</sub>, Раҫҫей <sub>[chv]</sub>, Урыстәыла <sub>[abk]</sub>, Урысый <sub>[ady]</sub>, Уӕрӕсе <sub>[oss]</sub>,<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠷᠤᠰ</span>/Орос <sub>[mon]</sub>, Оьрсий <sub>[che]</sub>, Әрәсә <sub>[xal]</sub>, Арассыыйа <sub>[sah]</sub>, Rusija <sub>[lit]</sub>, 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 <sub>[zho]</sub>, 러시아 <sub>[kor]</sub>, ロシア <sub>[jpn]</sub>, Russia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* عمان <sub>[ara]</sub>, Oman <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Venäjä <sub>[fin]</sub>, Venemaa <sub>[est]</sub>
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* Land of People by Roþrin
* {possibly} To Dwell
* Land of Slav
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* Old East Slavic: Русь
* Arabic: عمان
* Proto-Finnic: *venät
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|P
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* Saint Kitts and Nevis <sub>[eng]</sub>
* پاکستان‎ <sub>[urd][bal][fas][pan]</sub>, پاڪستان <sub>[snd]</sub>, पाकिस्तान <sub>[hin]</sub>, Pakistan <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Saint Christopher & Snows
* Land of the Pure
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* Spanish: San Cristóbal + nieves
* Urdu: پاک‎ +‎ ـستان‎
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|S
|P
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* Saint Lucia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Belau <sub>[pau]</sub>, Palau <sub>[eng]</sub>  
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* Saint Lucy
* Village
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* Latin sancta + Lucia
* Palauan: beluu
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|S
|P
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* Saint Vincent and Grenadines <sub>[eng]</sub>
* فلسطين <sub>[ara]</sub>, פלשתינה <sub>[heb]</sub>, Palestine <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Saint Vincent & Grenada Islands
* Land of Philistines
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* English: Saint Vincent +  Spanish: Granada
* Akkadian: 𒉺𒆷𒀸𒌓
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|S
|P
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* Sāmoa <sub>[smo]</sub>, Samoa <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Panamá <sub>[spa]</sub>, Panama <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* {possibly} Sacred Centre
* ?
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* {possibly} Samoan: sā + moa
* ?
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|S
|P
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* San Marino <sub>[ita][eng]</sub>
* Paraguay <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>, Paraguái <sub>[gug]</sub>
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* Saint Marinus
* Pajagua + Water
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* Italian: San Marino
* Guaraní: Payagua + y
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|S
|P
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* Србија/Srbija <sub>[hbs]</sub>, Србија <sub>[mkd]</sub>, Сърбия <sub>[bul]</sub>, Serbia <sub>[rom][eng]</sub>
* Papua Niugini <sub>[tpi]</sub>, Papua Niu Gini <sub>[hmo]</sub>, Daudai Niugini <sub>[tcs]</sub>, Papua New Guinea <sub>[msa][eng]</sub>
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* ?
* Frizzy-Hair New Guinea
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* Proto-Slavic: *Sŕbъ
* Malay: pepuah + Spanish: Nueva Guinea
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|-
|S
|P
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* Singapore <sub>[eng]</sub>, Singapura <sub>[msa]</sub>, சிங்கப்பூர் <sub>[tam]</sub>, 新加坡 <sub>[zho]</sub>
* Perú <sub>[spa]</sub>, Peru <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Lion City
* ?
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* Sanskrit: सिंह +‎ पुर
* ?
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|-
|S
|P
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* Slovensko <sub>[ces][slk]</sub>, Słowacja <sub>[pol]</sub>, Словаччина <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Szlovákia <sub>[hun]</sub>, Slowakei <sub>[deu]</sub>, Slovakia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Pilipinas <sub>[tgl][akl]</sub>, Phi-líp-pin <sub>[vie]</sub>, Filipina <sub>[msa]</sub>, 菲律賓/菲律宾 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Filipinas <sub>[spa]</sub>, Philippines <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>
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* Land of Slav
* Land of Philip the Apostle
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* Proto-Slavic: *slověninъ
* Latin: Philippus
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|-
|S
|P
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* Solomon Aelan <sub>[pis]</sub>, Solomon Islands <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Polska <sub>[pol]</sub>, Polsko <sub>[ces][slk]</sub>, Pòlskô <sub>[csb]</sub>, Polen <sub>[deu]</sub>, Польша <sub>[rus]</sub>, Польща <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Польшча <sub>[bel]</sub>, Poland <sub>[eng]</sub>
*Lenkija <sub>[lit]</sub>, Lengyelország <sub>[hun]</sub>
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* Islands of King Solomon
* Field Dwellers
*Land of Lendians
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* Spanish: Islas Salomón
* Middle High German: Polen
*Old East Slavic: лѧхъ
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|S
|P
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* Хуссар Ирыстон <sub>[oss]</sub>, Южная Осетия <sub>[rus]</sub>, South Ossetia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Portugal <sub>[por][ast][spa][eng]</sub>, Pertual <sub>[mwl]</sub>
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* ?
* Portus Cale
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* Georgian: ოსი
* Latin: portus + Callus
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|-
|S
|P
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* ශ්‍රී ලංකාව <sub>[sin]</sub>, இலங்கை <sub>[tam]</sub>, श्रीलंका <sub>[hin]</sub>, Sri Lanka <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Приднестровье <sub>[rus]</sub>, Transnistria <sub>[rom]</sub>, Придністров'я <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Pridnestrovie <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Holy Land
* By the Dniester
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* Sanskrit: श्री लङ्का
* Russian: при +‎ Днестр +‎ овый +‎ ье
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|S
|Q
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* España <sub>[spa][glg][ast]</sub>, Espanya <sub>[cat]</sub>, Espainia <sub>[eus]</sub>, Espanha <sub>[por]</sub>, Espagne <sub>[fra]</sub>, إسبانية <sub>[ara]</sub>, Spain <sub>[eng]</sub>
* قطر <sub>[ara][fas][pus]</sub>, Qatar <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land of Hyraxes
* District
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* Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία‎‎‎
* Arabic: قطر
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|S
|R
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* Suriname <sub>[nld][eng]</sub>
* Россия <sub>[rus][kaz][ava][myv][kum][krc][kjh][tyv][udm][sah]</sub>, Россий <sub>[mhr]</sub>, Росія <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Россе <sub>[inh]</sub>, Рочму <sub>[kpv]</sub>, Русия <sub>[aze]</sub>, Rusiye <sub>[crh]</sub>, Расія <sub>[bel]</sub>, Раҫҫей <sub>[chv]</sub>, Урыстәыла <sub>[abk]</sub>, Урысый <sub>[ady]</sub>, Уӕрӕсе <sub>[oss]</sub>,<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠣᠷᠤᠰ</span>/Орос <sub>[mon]</sub>, Оьрсий <sub>[che]</sub>, Әрәсә <sub>[xal]</sub>, Арассыыйа <sub>[sah]</sub>, Rusija <sub>[lit]</sub>, 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 <sub>[zho]</sub>, 러시아 <sub>[kor]</sub>, ロシア <sub>[jpn]</sub>, Russia <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Venäjä <sub>[fin]</sub>, Venemaa <sub>[est]</sub>
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* Surinen
* Land of People by Roþrin
* Land of Slav
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* Dutch: Suriname
* Old East Slavic: Русь
* Proto-Finnic: *venät
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|S
|R
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* Sverige <sub>[swe][dan][nor]</sub>, Sveerje <sub>[sma]</sub>, Sverdji <sub>[sje]</sub>, Svierik <sub>[smj]</sub>, Schweden <sub>[deu]</sub>, Szwecja <sub>[pol]</sub>, Sweden <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Ruanda <sub>[fra]</sub>, Rwanda <sub>[kin][eng]</sub>
* Ruohtsa <sub>[sju]</sub>, Ruoŧŧa <sub>[sme]</sub>
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* Realm of Swedes
* To Expand
* Rowers
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* Old Swedish: Sverighe
* Rwanda-Rundi: u Rwanda
* Proto-Finnic: *roocci
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|-
|S
|S
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* Schweiz <sub>[deu]</sub>, Suisse <sub>[fra]</sub>, Svizzera <sub>[ita]</sub>, Svizra <sub>[roh]</sub>, Swiez <sub>[nds]</sub>, Switzerland <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Saint Kitts and Nevis <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Ελβετία <sub>[ell]</sub>,  Elveția <sub>[rom]</sub>
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* Schwyz
* Saint Christopher & Snows
* Helvetia
|
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* Latin: Suittes
* Spanish: San Cristóbal + nieves
* Latin: Helvetius
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|-
|S
|S
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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>
* Saint Lucia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Assyria
* Saint Lucy
|
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* Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩
* Latin sancta + Lucia
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|T
|S
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* Тоҷикистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, Тажикстан <sub>[kir]</sub>, Тожикистон/Tojikiston <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Тәжигистан/Täjigistan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, تاجکستان <sub>[pus][urd]</sub>, Тәжікстан <sub>[kaz]</sub>, 塔吉克斯坦 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Tajikistan <sub>[eng]</sub>
* São Tomé e Príncipe <sub>[por]</sub>, São Tomé and Príncipe <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Ṭayyi
* Saint Thomas & Prince
|
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* Arabic: طَيِّء‎
* Latin sānus + Thōmās ''&'' Latin prīnceps
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|-
|T
|S
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* ໄທ <sub>[lao]</sub>, ថៃ <sub>[khm]</sub>, ထိုင်း <sub>[mya]</sub>, Negara Thai <sub>[msa]</sub>, Thailand <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Saint Vincent and Grenadines <sub>[eng]</sub>
* श्यामदेश <sub>[hin]</sub>
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* Human
* Saint Vincent & Grenada Islands
* Siam
|
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* Thai: ไท
* English: Saint Vincent +  Spanish: Granada
* Thai: สยาม
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|-
|T
|S
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* The Bahamas <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Sāmoa <sub>[smo]</sub>, Samoa <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
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* ?
* {possibly} Sacred Centre
|
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* ?
* {possibly} Samoan: sā + moa
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|-
|T
|S
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* Timór Lorosa'e <sub>[tet]</sub>, Timor Timur <sub>[msa]</sub>, Timor Leste <sub>[por]</sub>, Timor-Leste <sub>[eng]</sub>
* San Marino <sub>[ita][eng]</sub>
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* Eastern East
* Saint Marinus
|
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* Malay: timur
* Italian: San Marino
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|-
|T
|S
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* Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga <sub>[ton]</sub>, Toga <sub>[fud]</sub>, Tonga <sub>[rar][eng]</sub>
* Senegal <sub>[por][eng]</sub>
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* South
* {possibly} Zenata
|
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* Samoan: toga
* {possibly} Amazigh: Iznaten
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|-
|T
|S
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* Trinidad and Tobago <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Србија/Srbija <sub>[hbs]</sub>, Србија <sub>[mkd]</sub>, Сърбия <sub>[bul]</sub>, Serbia <sub>[rom][eng]</sub>
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* Trinity & Tobacco
* ?
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* Spanish: Trinidad & Tobago
* Proto-Slavic: *Sŕbъ
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|-
|T
|S
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* Türkiye <sub>[tur][eng]</sub>, Tirkiye <sub>[kmr]</sub>, تركيا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Турция <sub>[rus]</sub>
* Seychelles <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>, Sesel <sub>[crs]</sub>
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* Land of Turks
* Jean Moreau de Séchelles
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* Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜‎
* French: Jean Moreau de Séchelles
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|T
|S
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* Түркменистан/Türkmenistan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, ترکمنستان <sub>[fas]</sub>, Туркманистон <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Türkmənistan <sub>[aze]</sub>, Туркманистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, Түрікменстан <sub>[kaz]</sub>, Turkmenistan <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Sierra Leone <sub>[eng]</sub>, Salon <sub>[kri]</sub>
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* Turk-Like
* Lion Mountain
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* Portuguese: Serra Leoa
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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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* Lion City
|
* Sanskrit: सिंह +‎ पुर
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|S
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* Slovensko <sub>[ces][slk]</sub>, Słowacja <sub>[pol]</sub>, Словаччина <sub>[ukr]</sub>, Szlovákia <sub>[hun]</sub>, Slowakei <sub>[deu]</sub>, Slovakia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land of Slav
|
* Proto-Slavic: *slověninъ
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|S
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* Solomon Aelan <sub>[pis]</sub>, Solomon Islands <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
* Islands of King Solomon
|
* Spanish: Islas Salomón
|-
|S
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* Soomaaliya <sub>[som]</sub>, الصومال <sub>[ara]</sub>, Somalia <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
* ?
|
* ?
|-
|S
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* Somaliland <sub>[som][eng]</sub>
|
* ?
|
* ?
|-
|S
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* Suid-Afrika <sub>[afr]</sub>, South Africa <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* South Africa
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* Proto-Germanic: *sunþrą + Latin: Āfrica
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* Хуссар Ирыстон <sub>[oss]</sub>, Южная Осетия <sub>[rus]</sub>, South Ossetia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* ?
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* Georgian: ოსი
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|S
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* South Sudan <sub>[eng]</sub>, Thouth Thudän <sub>[din]</sub>
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* South + Black People
|
* Arabic: سودان
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|S
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* السودان <sub>[ara]</sub>, Sudan <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Black People
|
* Proto-Germanic: *sunþrą + Arabic: سودان
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* ශ්‍රී ලංකාව <sub>[sin]</sub>, இலங்கை <sub>[tam]</sub>, श्रीलंका <sub>[hin]</sub>, Sri Lanka <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Holy Land
|
* Sanskrit: श्री लङ्का
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* España <sub>[spa][glg][ast]</sub>, Espanya <sub>[cat]</sub>, Espainia <sub>[eus]</sub>, Espanha <sub>[por]</sub>, Espagne <sub>[fra]</sub>, إسبانية <sub>[ara]</sub>, Spain <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land of Hyraxes
|
* Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία‎‎‎
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* Suriname <sub>[nld][eng]</sub>, Sranang <sub>[srn]</sub>, Saana köndë <sub>[srm]</sub>
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* Surinen
|
* Dutch: Suriname
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* Sverige <sub>[swe][dan][nor]</sub>, Sveerje <sub>[sma]</sub>, Sverdji <sub>[sje]</sub>, Svierik <sub>[smj]</sub>, Schweden <sub>[deu]</sub>, Szwecja <sub>[pol]</sub>, Sweden <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Ruohtsa <sub>[sju]</sub>, Ruoŧŧa <sub>[sme]</sub>
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* Realm of Swedes
* Rowers
|
* Old Swedish: Sverighe
* Proto-Finnic: *roocci
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* Schweiz <sub>[deu]</sub>, Suisse <sub>[fra]</sub>, Svizzera <sub>[ita]</sub>, Svizra <sub>[roh]</sub>, Swiez <sub>[nds]</sub>, Switzerland <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Ελβετία <sub>[ell]</sub>,  Elveția <sub>[rom]</sub>
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* Schwyz
* Helvetia
|
* Latin: Suittes
* 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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* Assyria
|
* Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩
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* Тоҷикистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, Тажикстан <sub>[kir]</sub>, Тожикистон/Tojikiston <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Тәжигистан/Täjigistan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, تاجکستان <sub>[pus][urd]</sub>, Тәжікстан <sub>[kaz]</sub>, 塔吉克斯坦 <sub>[zho]</sub>, Tajikistan <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Ṭayyi
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* Arabic: طَيِّء‎
|-
|T
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* Tanzania <sub>[swa][eng]</sub>
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* Tanganyika +‎ Zanzibar
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* Swahili tanga + nyika, Persian: زنگبار
|-
|T
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* ໄທ <sub>[lao]</sub>, ថៃ <sub>[khm]</sub>, ထိုင်း <sub>[mya]</sub>, Negara Thai <sub>[msa]</sub>, Thailand <sub>[eng]</sub>
* श्यामदेश <sub>[hin]</sub>
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* Human
* Siam
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* Thai: ไท
* Thai: สยาม
|-
|T
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* The Bahamas <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* ?
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* ?
|-
|T
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* The Gambia <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Gambia River
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* Mandinka: Kambra
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|T
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* Timór Lorosa'e <sub>[tet]</sub>, Timor Timur <sub>[msa]</sub>, Timor Leste <sub>[por]</sub>, Timor-Leste <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Eastern East
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* Malay: timur
|-
|T
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* Togo <sub>[fra][eng]</sub>
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* Water Shore
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* Ewe: to + go
|-
|T
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* Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga <sub>[ton]</sub>, Toga <sub>[fud]</sub>, Tonga <sub>[rar][eng]</sub>
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* South
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* Samoan: toga
|-
|T
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* Trinidad and Tobago <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Trinity & Tobacco
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* Spanish: Trinidad & Tobago
|-
|T
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* تونس <sub>[ara]</sub>, Tunisie <sub>[fra]</sub>, Tunisia <sub>[ita][eng]</sub>
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* ?
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* Arabic: تونس
|-
|T
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* Türkiye <sub>[tur][eng]</sub>, Tirkiye <sub>[kmr]</sub>, تركيا <sub>[ara]</sub>, Турция <sub>[rus]</sub>, Turkey <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land of Turks
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* Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜‎
|-
|T
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* Түркменистан/Türkmenistan <sub>[tuk]</sub>, ترکمنستان <sub>[fas]</sub>, Туркманистон <sub>[uzb]</sub>, Türkmənistan <sub>[aze]</sub>, Туркманистон <sub>[tgk]</sub>, Түрікменстан <sub>[kaz]</sub>, Turkmenistan <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Turk-Like
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* Ottoman Turkish: تركمن‎
|-
|T
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* Tuuvalu <sub>[tvl]</sub>, Tuvalu <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Eight Standing Together
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* Tuvalu: Tuuvalu
|-
|U
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* Україна <sub>[ukr][rue]</sub>, Украина <sub>[rus]</sub>, Украіна <sub>[bel]</sub>, אוקראַיִן‎ <sub>[yid]</sub>, Ucraina <sub>[rom]</sub>, Ukraina <sub>[pol]</sub>, Ukraine <sub>[eng]</sub>
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* Land at the Border
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* Old East Slavic: оукраина
|-
|U
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* Uganda <sub>[swa][eng]</sub>
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* Land of Ganda
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* Luganda: Buganda
|-
|U
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* Uruguay <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
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* Shellfish Water
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* Guaraní urugua + y
|-
|U
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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>
|
* ?
|
* ?
|-
|V
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* Vanuatu <sub>[bis][fra][eng]</sub>
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* Land to Stand
|
|
* Ottoman Turkish: تركمن‎
* Bislama: vanua
|-
|-
|T
|V
|
|
* Tuuvalu <sub>[tvl]</sub>, Tuvalu <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Vaticano <sub>[ita]</sub>, Vatican <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
|
* Eight Standing Together
* To Prophesy
|
|
* Tuvalu: Tuuvalu
* Latin: vaticinor
|-
|-
|U
|V
|
|
* Україна <sub>[ukr][rue]</sub>, Украина <sub>[rus]</sub>, Украіна <sub>[bel]</sub>, אוקראַיִן‎ <sub>[yid]</sub>, Ucraina <sub>[rom]</sub>, Ukraina <sub>[pol]</sub>, Ukraine <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Venezuela <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
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|
* Land at the Border
* Venice
|
|
* Old East Slavic: оукраина
* Italian: Veneziola
|-
|-
|U
|V
|
|
* Uruguay <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
* Việt Nam <sub>[vie]</sub>, 越南 <sub>[zho]</sub>, វៀតណាម <sub>[khm]</sub>, ຫວຽດນາມ <sub>[lao]</sub>, Viêt Nam <sub>[fra]</sub>, Vietnam <sub>[msa][eng]</sub>, Byetnam <sub>[tgl]</sub>
|
|
* Shellfish Water
* South of Yue
|
|
* Guaraní urugua + y
* Chinese: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">越南</span>
|-
|-
|U
|W
|
|
* 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>
* الصحراء الغربية <sub>[ara]</sub>, Sahara Occidental <sub>[spa]</sub>, Western Sahara <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
|
* ?
* Desert
|
|
* ?
* Arabic: صحارى
|-
|-
|V
|Y
|
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* Vanuatu <sub>[bis][fra][eng]</sub>
* اليمن <sub>[ara]</sub>, Yemen <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
|
* Land to Stand
* Right Hand
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|
* Bislama: vanua
* Proto-Semitic: *yamīn-
|-
|-
|V
|Z
|
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* Vaticano <sub>[ita]</sub>, Vatican <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Zambia <sub>[eng]</sub>
|
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* To Prophesy
* Zambezi
|
|
* Latin: vaticinor
* ?
|-
|V
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* Venezuela <sub>[spa][eng]</sub>
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* Venice
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* Italian: Veneziola
|-
|V
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* Việt Nam <sub>[vie]</sub>, 越南 <sub>[zho]</sub>, វៀតណាម <sub>[khm]</sub>, ຫວຽດນາມ <sub>[lao]</sub>, Viêt Nam <sub>[fra]</sub>, Vietnam <sub>[msa][eng]</sub>, Byetnam <sub>[tgl]</sub>
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* South of Yue
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* Chinese: <span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">越南</span>
|-
|-
|Y
|Z
|
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* اليمن <sub>[ara]</sub>, Yemen <sub>[eng]</sub>
* Zimbabwe <sub>[sna][eng]</sub>
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* Right Hand
* House of Stones
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* Proto-Semitic: *yamīn-
* Shona: dzimba-dze-mabwe
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On this page you will find the meaning of the names of the different countries of the world.

English initial country name meaning origin
A
  • Аԥсны [abk], აფხაზეთი [kat], Абхазия [rus], Abkhazia [eng]
  • ?
  • Old Georgian: აფხაზი
A
  • افغانستان [pus][urd][fas], Афғонистон [tgk], Афғонистон/Afgʻoniston [uzb], Owganystan [tuk], 阿富汗 [zho] , Afghanistan [eng]
  • Land of the Distant People
  • Bactrian: αβαγανο
A
  • Shqipni [aln], Shqipëri [als]
  • Αλβανία [ell], Албанија [mkd], Албанија/Albanija [hbs], Albania [eng]
  • Eagle
  • Inhabitants of Alba
  • Proto-Albanian: *iš-gabā
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀλβανός
A
  • الجزائر [ara], Leddzayer [kab], Algérie [fra], Argelia [spa], Algeria [eng]
  • The Islands
  • Arabic: الجزائر
A
  • America [eng], América [spa], Amérique [fra], Америка [rus], 美利堅/美利坚 [zho], 아메리카 [kor], الولايات [ara], Amerika [deu][tag]
  • Amerigo
  • Italian: Amerigo Vespucci
A
  • Andorra [cat][spa][eng], Andorre [fra]
  • Shrub-Covered Land
  • Basque: andurrial
A
  • Angola [por][eng], Ngola [kmb]
  • King
  • Kimbundu: ngola
A
  • Antigua and Babuda [eng]
  • St Mary in Seville & Bearded
  • Spanish: La Virgen de la Antigua + barbuda
A
  • عرب [ara], Arabia [eng]
  • To Express
  • Arabic: عرب
A
  • Argentina [spa][eng]
  • Silver
  • Latin: argentinus
A
  • Արցախ [hye][hyw], Арцах [rus], Artsax [aze], Artsakh [eng]
  • ?
  • Urartian: 𒆳𒌨𒉈𒄭
A
  • Հայաստան [hye][hyw], ارمنستان [fas], Ermənistan [aze], Ermenistan [tur]
  • სომხეთი [kat][xmf]
  • Цӏамухъ [ava]
  • Армения [rus][bul], Armenia [eng]
  • ?
  • Land of Suḫmu
  • ?
  • Inhabitant of Arme
  • Old Armenian: Հայաստան
  • Akkadian: 𒆳𒋢𒄭
  • ?
  • Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴
A
  • Australia [eng], Ostrelia [tcs], 澳大利亞/澳大利亚 [zho]
  • South
  • Latin: terra austrālis incōgnita
A
  • Österreich [deu], Ausztria [hun], Ávstrija [slv], Austria [eng]
  • Rakousko [ces], Rakúsko [slk]
  • Eastern Realm
  • Country of Ratgoz
  • Old High German: Ost + rīhhi
  • Czech: Rakuš
A
  • Азәрбајҹан/Azərbaycan [aze], აზერბაიჯანი [kat], Ադրբեջան [hye][hyw], آذربایجان [fas], Азербайджан [rus], Әзірбайжан [kaz], Озарбойҷон [tgk], Azerbaijan [eng]
  • Atropates
  • Persian: آذربادگان‎
B
  • البحرين [ara], بحرین [fas][urd], Bahrain [eng]
  • The Two Seas
  • Arabic: ال + بحر + ين
B
  • বাংলাদেশ [ben][asm], ဘင်္ဂလားဒေ့ရှ် [mya], ବାଁଲାଦେଶ [ori], Bangladesh [eng]
  • Country of Bengali
  • Bengali: বাংলা + দেশ
B
  • Barbados [eng]
  • Bearded
  • Portuguese: barbados
B
  • Беларусь [bel][rus], Білорусь [ukr], Białoruś [pol], Belarus [eng]
  • Baltkrievija [lav], Baltarusija [lit]
  • White Ruthenia
  • White Russians
  • Old East Slavic: Бѣла Русь
  • Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
B
  • Belgique [fra], België [vls], Belsj [lim], Belgien [deu], Belsch [ltz], Belgium [eng]
  • Belgae
  • Latin: Belgae
B
  • Belize [eng]
  • Muddy Water
  • Mopan Maya: beliz
B
  • Bénin [fra], Benin [eng]
  • House of Vexation
  • Yoruba: ile ibinu
B
  • འབྲུག་ཡུལ [dzo][bod]
  • ভুটান [ben], ভূটান [asm], भुटान [nep], भूटान [hin], 不丹 [zho], Bhutan [eng]
  • Country of Dragon
  • End of Tibet
  • Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ
  • Prakrit: 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢
B
  • Bolivia [spa][eng], Volívia [gug]
  • Simón Bolívar
  • Spanish: Simón Bolívar
B
  • Босна/Bosna [hbs], Bosnia [ita][eng]
  • Bosna
  • Serbo-Croatian: Босна/Bosna
B
  • Botswana [tsn][eng]
  • ?
  • Tswana: Tswana
B
  • Brasil [por][hrs][spa], Brazil [eng]
  • Ember-Coloured
  • Portuguese: pau-brasil
B
  • Britain [eng], Prydain [cym], a' Bhreatainn [gla], An Bhreatain [gle], Brittannië [nld], Britannien [deu]
  • Grande-Bretagne [fra]
  • Land of Britons
  • Great Brittany
  • Latin: Britannia
  • Latin: grandis + Britannia
B
  • Brunei [msa][eng]
  • Váruṇa
  • Sanskrit: वरुण
B
  • България [bul], Бугарија [mkd], Бугарска/Bugarska [hbs], Bulgaria [rom][eng], Bulgaristan [tur]
  • Disturber
  • Old Church Slavonic: блъгаринъ
B
  • Burkina Faso [fra][eng]
  • Honest Father's House
  • Moore: burkina + Dyula: faso
B
  • Burundi [run][fra][eng]
  • ?
  • ?
C
  • Cabo Verde [por][eng], Kabu Verdi [kea]
  • Cape Green
  • Portuguese: cabo + verde
C
  • ស្រុកខ្មែរ [khm]
  • Cam-pu-chia [vie]. ກຳພູຊາ [lao], กัมพูชา [thi], Kemboja [msa], Cambodge [fra], Cambodia [eng]
  • Khmer Village
  • Kamboja
  • Old Khmer: ក្មេរ៑
  • Sanskrit: काम्बोज
C
  • Cameroun [fra], Cameroon [eng]
  • Prawns
  • Portuguese: Rio dos Camarões
C
  • Canada [eng][fra]
  • Uŋčíyapi Makȟóčhe [lkt]
  • Village
  • Grandmother's Country
  • Laurentian: kanata
  • Lakota: Uŋčíyapi Makȟóčhe
C
  • Bêafrîka [saq][snj], Centrafrique [fra], Central Africa [eng]
  • Central Africa
  • French: Centre + afrique
C
  • تشاد [ara], Tchad [fra], Chad [eng]
  • Lake
  • Kanuri: tsade
C
  • Chile [spa][eng]
  • Cold
  • Quechua: chiri
C
  • 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]
  • Central State
  • Tang
  • Son of Heaven's State
  • Black Empire
  • Qin
  • Khitans
  • {possibly} Turks
  • {possibly} Mede
  • 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
C
  • Colombia [spa][eng]
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Italian: Cristoforo Colombo
C
  • Komori [zdj][wni][swb][wlc], جزر القمر [ara], Comores [fra], Comoros [eng]
  • Island of the Moon
  • Arabic: جزر القمر
C
  • Kongo [kon][swa][fra], Congo [eng]
  • Hunters
  • Kongo: nkongo
C
  • Costa Rica [spa][eng]
  • Rich Coast
  • Spanish: Costa Rica
C
  • Côte d'Ivoire [fra][eng]
  • Ivory Coast
  • French: Côte d'Ivoire
C
  • Хрватска/Hrvatska [hbs], Chorvátsko [slk], Croazia [ita], Croatia [eng]
  • ?
  • Proto-Slavic *xorvatъ
C
  • Cuba [spa][eng]
  • Fertile Land
  • Taíno: cubao
C
  • Κύπρος [ell], Kıbrıs [tur], قبرص [ara], Cyprus [eng]
  • 𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 [phn], 𐎀𐎍𐎘𐎊 [uga]
  • ?
  • ?
  • Ancient Greek: Κύπρος
  • ?
C
  • Česko [ces][slk], Tschechien [deu], Czechy [pol], Czechia [eng]
  • Kinsman
  • Czech: Čech
D
  • Danmark [dan][nor][swe], Danmarki [kal], Dänemark [deu], Denemarken [nld], Denmark [eng]
  • Boundary of Danes
  • Old Norse danskr + merki
D
  • جيبوتي [ara], Djibouti [fra][eng]
  • ?
  • ?
D
  • Dominica [spa][eng]
  • Lord's Day
  • Latin: Dominica
E
  • Ecuador [spa][eng]
  • Equator
  • Spanish: ecuador
E
  • مصر [ara], מצרים [heb], Mısır [tur]
  • 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖 [egy]
  • Αίγυπτος [ell], Égypte [fra], Egypt [eng]
  • Frontier
  • Black Land
  • House of the Ka of Ptah
  • Akkadian: 𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿
  • Egyptian: 𓆎 𓅓 𓏏𓊖
  • Egyptian: 𓉗 𓏏𓉐 𓂓𓏤 𓊪𓏏 𓎛 𓀭
E
  • Eesti [est], Estija [lit], Эстония [rus], Estonia [eng]
  • Viro [fin]
  • Igaunija [lav]
  • Aestiī
  • Viru
  • Ugaunia
  • Latin: Aestiī
  • Estonian: Viru
  • Latin: Ugaunia
E
  • El Salvador [spa][eng]
  • The Saviour
  • Spanish: El Salvador
E
  • Guinea Ecuatorial [spa], Guinée Équatoriale [fra], Guiné Equatorial [por], Equatorial Guinea [eng]
  • Equatorial ?
  • Latin: aequator + ?
E
  • ኤርትራ [tir], إريتريا [ara], Eritrea [ita][eng]
  • Reddish
  • Ancient Greek: ἐρυθρός
E
  • eSwatini [swa], Eswatini [eng]
  • Mswati II
  • Swazi: Mswati
E
  • ኢትዮጵያ [amh][gez][tir], Itoobiya [som], Etiopia [ita], Ethiopia [eng]
  • Uhabeshi [swa]
  • Land of Aithíops
  • To Gather
  • Ancient Greek: Αἰθιοπία
  • Arabic: حبش
F
  • Viti [fij], Whītī [mri], Fiji [eng]
  • Sunrise
  • Fijian: Viti
F
  • Suomi [fin][olo][krl], Suopma [sme], Suomâ [smn]
  • Ла̄дтҍ е̄ммьне [sjd]
  • Lääʹddjânnam [sms]
  • Finland [swe][dan][eng]
  • ?
  • ?
  • Land of Sami
  • Land of Sami
  • ?
  • Proto-Finnic: *soomi
  • Skolt Sami: läʹdd +‎ jânnam
  • Old Norse: Finnar +‎ land.
F
  • France [fra][eng], França [oci][cat], Francia [cos][spa][ita], Frankreich [deu]
  • Bro-C'hall [bre]
  • Franks
  • Country of Gauls
  • Frankish: *frankō
  • Breton: Bro + Latin: Gallus
G
  • Gabon [fra][eng]
  • Cloak
  • Portuguese: Gabão
G
  • Deutschland [deu], Deitschland [bar], Daitschlond [pfl], Duutsjlandj [lim], Düütschland [nds], Düütsklound [stq], Däitschland [ltz], Duitsland [lim][nld], Tyskland [dan][swe][nor]
  • Allemagne [fra]
  • Německo [ces], Nimska [dsb], Němska [hsb]
  • Germany [eng], Germania [ita], Германия [rus]
  • Saksa [fin]
  • Vācija [lav]
  • Land of the People
  • Alemānnī
  • Foreigner's Land
  • Land of Germans
  • Saxon
  • Land of Vagoth
  • Old High German: diutisc + lant
  • Latin: Alemānnī
  • Proto-Slavic: *němьcь
  • Latin: Germānī
  • Old Saxon: Sahso
  • Latvian: vāci + goth
G
  • საქართველო [kat], ოქორთურა [kzz]
  • Грузия [rus], Gürcistan [tur], گرجستان [fas], Georgia [eng]
  • Kartli
  • Iberians
  • Old Georgian: ქართველი
  • Parthian: 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍
G
  • Ghana [aka][eng]
  • Warrior
  • Soninke: gajanŋa
G
  • Granada [spa], Grenada [eng]
  • Granada in Spain
  • Spanish: Granada
G
  • Guinée [fra]. Guinea [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
G
  • Guiné-Bissau [por], Guinea-Bissau [eng]
  • ? + N'nssassun
  • ? + Papel: Bôssassun
G
  • Guyana [spa][eng]
  • ?
  • ?
H
  • Haiti [spa][eng]
  • Land of Lofty Barrows
  • Taíno: hayiti
H
  • Ελλάδα [ell], ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ [cop], Hellas [eng]
  • Yunanistan [tur], اليونان [ara], یونان [fas]
  • Greqi [sqi], Гърция [bul], Грција [mkd], Grecia [ita], Greece [eng]
  • {possibly} Helloi / Selloi
  • Ionia
  • Graecus
  • {possibly} Ancient Greek: Ἑλλοί / Σελλοί
  • Ancient Greek: Ἰωνία
  • Ancient Greek: Γραικός
H
  • Honduras [spa][eng]
  • Depths
  • Spanish: honduras
H
  • Magyarország [hun], Maďarsko [slk], Madžárska [slv], Мађарска/Mađarska [hbs]
  • Ungarn [deu], Ungaria [rom], Węgry [pol], Угорщина [ukr], Hungary [eng]
  • Man's Land
  • Land of Huns
  • Old Hungarian: mogyër + úr + szág
  • Latin: Hungaria
I
  • Éire [gle], Ireland [eng], Èirinn [gla], Erlan [sco], Iwerddon [cym], Iwerdhon [cor], Nerin [glv]
  • Fat
  • Old Irish: Ériu
I
  • ísland [isl][fao], Iceland [nor][dan][sco][eng]
  • Innis Tìle [gla]
  • Ice Land
  • Island of Thule
  • Old Norse: íss +‎ land
  • Old Norse: Týli
I
  • 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]
  • Bhāratas
  • River
  • Country of the River
  • White Empire
  • Sanskrit: भरत
  • Sanskrit: सिन्धु
  • Persian: هندوستان‎
  • Tibetan: རྒྱ་གར
I
  • Indonesia [mly][jav][eng], Indonésia [sun], ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី [khm], Indonesya [tol], In-đô-nê-xi-a [vie]
  • Indus Islands
  • Ancient Greek: Ἰνδός + νῆσος
I
  • ایران‎ [fas][urd][pus], إيران [ara], İran [tur][aze], Eýran [tuk], Իրան [arm], Iran [eng][fra]
  • (Land) of Aryans
  • Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭
I
  • العراق [ara][pes][urd], Iraq [fra][eng]
  • Coast
  • Arabic: عراق
I
  • ישראל [heb], إسرائيل [ara], Israel [eng]
  • Jacob
  • Hebrew: ישראל
I
  • Italia [ita][scn][pms], Itàlia [lom], Itàłia [vec], Italie [fur], Talia [lld], Italy [eng]
  • Land of Bulls
  • Oscan: 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞
J
  • Jamaica [spa][eng][jam]
  • Land of Wood and Water
  • Taíno: Xaymaca
J
  • 日本 [jpn][zho], 일본 [kor], Japan [eng]
  • 大和 [ryu][yoi][xug][rys][mvi]
  • シサㇺ [ain]
  • Origin of the Sun
  • Yamatai
  • Foreigner
  • Old Japanese: 日の本
  • Old Japanese: 邪馬臺
  • Ainu: シサㇺ
J
  • الأردن [ara], ירדן [heb], Jordan [eng]
  • Watering Place
  • Arabic: جُـنْـد الْأُرْدُنّ
K
  • Қазақстан [kaz], Gazagystan [tuk], Қозоғистон/Qozogʻiston [uzb], Казакстан [kir], Қазоқистон [tgk], Казахстан [rus], 哈薩克斯坦/哈萨克斯坦 [zho], Kazakhstan [eng]
  • Profiteer
  • Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰔𐰍𐰸‎‎
K
  • Kenya [eng][swa]
  • Ostrich Mountain
  • Kikuyu: kere nyaga
K
  • i-Kiribati [gil], Kilepaka [haw], Kiribati [eng]
  • Thomas Gilbert
  • English: Gilbert Islands
K
  • 조선 [kor], 朝鮮/朝鲜 [zho], 朝鮮 [jpn]
  • 한국 [kor], 韓國/韩国 [zho], 韓国 [jpn]
  • Корея [rus], Korea [eng]
  • Morning Sun
  • Country of Three Han
  • Goguryeo
  • Old Chinese: 朝鮮
  • Old Korean: 三韓
  • Old Korean: 高句麗
K
  • Kosovë [sqi], Косово [mkd][bul], Kosovo [eng]
  • Blackbirds' Field
  • Serbo-Croatian: кос/kos + поље/polje
K
  • Кыргызстан [kir], Қырғызстан [kaz], Қирғизистон [tgk], Қирғизистон/Qirgʻiziston [uzb], Gyrgyzystan [tuk], 吉爾吉斯斯坦/吉尔吉斯斯坦 [zho], Kyrgyzstan [eng]
  • Forty Tribes
  • Old Turkish: kırk + uz
L
  • Latvija [lav][lit], Латвия [rus][bul], Латвія [bel][ukr], Lettland [swe], Latvia [eng]
  • Land of Lett
  • Latin: latvis
L
  • ລາວ [lao], Lào [vie], លាវ [khm], ลาว [thi], လာအို [mya], 老撾/老挝|寮國/寮国 [zho], Laos [fra][eng]
  • {possibly} Ailao
  • Lao: ອ້າຽລາວ
L
  • Lesotho [sot][eng]
  • Land of Sotho
  • Sotho: Lesotho
L
  • Liberia [eng]
  • Free Place
  • Latin līber + -ia
L
  • ليبيا [ara], ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ [tzm], Libya [eng]
  • Libu
  • Egyptian: 𓂋 𓃀 𓅱 𓌙 𓈉
L
  • Liechtenstein [deu][eng]
  • Bright Stone
  • German liecht + Stein
L
  • Lietuva [lit][lav], Lietova [sgs], Litwa [pol], Литва [rus], Літва [bel], Lithuania [eng]
  • Lietava
  • Old Lithuanian: *Lietavà
L
  • Luxembourg [fra][eng], Luxemburg [deu], Lussimbork [wln]
  • Little Castle
  • Old High German: Lucilinburhuc
M
  • Madagasikara [mlg], Madagascar [fra][eng]
  • The Island of Mālāī
  • Arabic: جَزِيرَة المَالَائِيّ
M
  • 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]
  • Malayu
  • Malay: ملايو‎
M
  • Malawi [nya][eng]
  • Flames
  • Chichewa: malawi
M
  • ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ‎ [div], മാലിദ്വീപ്मा [mal], लदीव [hin], Maldives [eng]
  • Island Dweller
  • Dhivehi: ދިވެހި‎
M
  • Mali [fra][eng]
  • Hippopotamus
  • Mandinka/Bambara mali
M
  • مالطا [ara], Malta [mlt][ita][eng]
  • Port
  • Ancient Greek: Μελίτη
M
  • M̧ajeļ [mah], Marshall Islands [eng]
  • John Marshall
  • English: John Marshall
M
  • موريتانيا [ara], Mauritania [eng]
  • Moors
  • Ancient Greek: Μαυρός
M
  • Maurice [fra], Moris [mfe], Mauritius [eng]
  • Maurice of Nassau
  • Dutch: Maurits van Nassau
M
  • Mikronesia [msa], Micronesia [eng]
  • Small Island
  • Ancient Greek: μικρός +‎ νῆσος
M
  • México [nah][spa], Mexico [eng]
  • ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎢ [chr]
  • The moon's navel place
  • ?
  • Classical Nahuatl: Mēxihco
  • ?
M
  • Moldova [rom][eng], Молдова [ukr]
  • ?
  • ?
M
  • Munegu [lij], Monaco [fra][ita][eng], Mónaco [spa]
  • Single House
  • Ancient Greek: μόνος + οἶκος
M
  • ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ/Монгол [mon], Монгол Улас [bua], Моол [tuv], Моңғолия [kaz], 蒙古 [zho], Mongolia [eng]
  • ?
  • Classical Mongolian: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ
M
  • Црна Гора/Crna Gora [hbs], Црна Гора [mkd]
  • Montenegro [ita][vec][eng]
  • Black Mountain
  • Black Mountain
  • Serbo-Croatian: црн + гора
  • Veneto: monte +‎ negro
M
  • المغرب [ara], ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ [zgh], ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ [tzm]
  • Marruecos [spa], Morocco [eng]
  • West
  • Land of God
  • Arabic: مغرب
  • Berber: ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⴰⴽⵓⵛ
M
  • Moçambique [por], Mozambique [eng]
  • Mussa Bin Bique
  • Arabic: موسى بن بيك
M
  • မြန်မာ [mya], မိူင်းမၢၼ်ႈ [shn], ᦙᦱᧃᧈ [khb], ব্রহ্মদেশ [ben], ম্যানমাৰ [asm], พม่า [thi], म्यानमार [hin], Myanmar [eng], Burma [eng], 緬甸/缅甸 [zho]
  • Burman
  • {possibly} Sanskrit: ब्रह्मादेश
N
  • Namibia [eng]
  • Desert
  • Haiǁom/Khoekhoe: namib
N
  • Naoero [nau], Nauru [eng]
  • {possibly} I Go To the Beach
  • {possibly} Nauru: anáoero
N
  • नेपाल [nep], নেপাল [asm][ben], བལ་ཡུལ [bod][dzo], नेपाल [hin], 尼泊爾/尼泊尔 [zho] , Nepal [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
N
  • Nederland [nld][lim], Nederlân [fry], die Niederlande [deu], Netherlands [eng]
  • Holland [vls][ltz]
  • Pays-Bas [fra]
  • Low Land
  • Wood Land
  • Low Land
  • Proto-Germanic: *niþer + *landą
  • Old Dutch: holt + lant
  • French: pays +‎ bas
N
  • Nieuw-Zeeland [nld], New Zealand [eng]
  • Aotearoa [mri]
  • New Coastal Land
  • {possibly} Land of Long White Clouds
  • Dutch: Nieuw-Zeeland
  • Māori: Aotearoa
N
  • Nicaragua [spa][eng]
  • Nicarao Water
  • Nawat: Nicarao + Spanish: agua
N
  • Niger [fra][eng]
  • (River) of Rivers
  • Tuareg: gher n-gheren
N
  • Nigeria [eng][fra][nld], Naigeria [ibo], Nàìjíríà [yor], Nijeriya [hau]
  • (River) of Rivers
  • Tuareg: gher n-gheren
N
  • Северна Македонија [mkd], Северна Македония [bul], Северна Македонија/Severna Makedonija [hbs], Βόρεια Μακεδονία [ell], Maqedonia e Veriut [sqi], North Macedonia [eng]
  • North Highland
  • Ancient Greek: μακεδονία
N
  • Kuzey Kıbrıs [tur], Βόρεια Κύπρος [ell], Northern Cyprus [eng]
  • ?
  • Ancient Greek: Κύπρος
N
  • Norge [nob][dan][swe], Noreg [nno][fao], Nöörje [sma], Norga [sme], Norway [eng], Norawa [sco], Nirribhidh [gla]
  • Vuodna [smj]
  • North Way
  • Fjord
  • Old Norse: norðr + vegr
  • Proto-Samic *vuonë
O
  • عمان [ara], Oman [eng]
  • {possibly} To Dwell
  • Arabic: عمان
P
  • پاکستان‎ [urd][bal][fas][pan], پاڪستان [snd], पाकिस्तान [hin], Pakistan [eng]
  • Land of the Pure
  • Urdu: پاک‎ +‎ ـستان‎
P
  • Belau [pau], Palau [eng]
  • Village
  • Palauan: beluu
P
  • فلسطين [ara], פלשתינה [heb], Palestine [eng]
  • Land of Philistines
  • Akkadian: 𒉺𒆷𒀸𒌓
P
  • Panamá [spa], Panama [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
P
  • Paraguay [spa][eng], Paraguái [gug]
  • Pajagua + Water
  • Guaraní: Payagua + y
P
  • Papua Niugini [tpi], Papua Niu Gini [hmo], Daudai Niugini [tcs], Papua New Guinea [msa][eng]
  • Frizzy-Hair New Guinea
  • Malay: pepuah + Spanish: Nueva Guinea
P
  • Perú [spa], Peru [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
P
  • Pilipinas [tgl][akl], Phi-líp-pin [vie], Filipina [msa], 菲律賓/菲律宾 [zho], Filipinas [spa], Philippines [fra][eng]
  • Land of Philip the Apostle
  • Latin: Philippus
P
  • Polska [pol], Polsko [ces][slk], Pòlskô [csb], Polen [deu], Польша [rus], Польща [ukr], Польшча [bel], Poland [eng]
  • Lenkija [lit], Lengyelország [hun]
  • Field Dwellers
  • Land of Lendians
  • Middle High German: Polen
  • Old East Slavic: лѧхъ
P
  • Portugal [por][ast][spa][eng], Pertual [mwl]
  • Portus Cale
  • Latin: portus + Callus
P
  • Приднестровье [rus], Transnistria [rom], Придністров'я [ukr], Pridnestrovie [eng]
  • By the Dniester
  • Russian: при +‎ Днестр +‎ овый +‎ ье
Q
  • قطر [ara][fas][pus], Qatar [eng]
  • District
  • Arabic: قطر
R
  • 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], Арассыыйа [sah], Rusija [lit], 俄羅斯/俄罗斯 [zho], 러시아 [kor], ロシア [jpn], Russia [eng]
  • Venäjä [fin], Venemaa [est]
  • Land of People by Roþrin
  • Land of Slav
  • Old East Slavic: Русь
  • Proto-Finnic: *venät
R
  • Ruanda [fra], Rwanda [kin][eng]
  • To Expand
  • Rwanda-Rundi: u Rwanda
S
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis [eng]
  • Saint Christopher & Snows
  • Spanish: San Cristóbal + nieves
S
  • Saint Lucia [eng]
  • Saint Lucy
  • Latin sancta + Lucia
S
  • São Tomé e Príncipe [por], São Tomé and Príncipe [eng]
  • Saint Thomas & Prince
  • Latin sānus + Thōmās & Latin prīnceps
S
  • Saint Vincent and Grenadines [eng]
  • Saint Vincent & Grenada Islands
  • English: Saint Vincent + Spanish: Granada
S
  • Sāmoa [smo], Samoa [eng]
  • {possibly} Sacred Centre
  • {possibly} Samoan: sā + moa
S
  • San Marino [ita][eng]
  • Saint Marinus
  • Italian: San Marino
S
  • Senegal [por][eng]
  • {possibly} Zenata
  • {possibly} Amazigh: Iznaten
S
  • Србија/Srbija [hbs], Србија [mkd], Сърбия [bul], Serbia [rom][eng]
  • ?
  • Proto-Slavic: *Sŕbъ
S
  • Seychelles [fra][eng], Sesel [crs]
  • Jean Moreau de Séchelles
  • French: Jean Moreau de Séchelles
S
  • Sierra Leone [eng], Salon [kri]
  • Lion Mountain
  • Portuguese: Serra Leoa
S
  • Singapore [eng], Singapura [msa], சிங்கப்பூர் [tam], 新加坡 [zho]
  • Lion City
  • Sanskrit: सिंह +‎ पुर
S
  • Slovensko [ces][slk], Słowacja [pol], Словаччина [ukr], Szlovákia [hun], Slowakei [deu], Slovakia [eng]
  • Land of Slav
  • Proto-Slavic: *slověninъ
S
  • Solomon Aelan [pis], Solomon Islands [eng]
  • Islands of King Solomon
  • Spanish: Islas Salomón
S
  • Soomaaliya [som], الصومال [ara], Somalia [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
S
  • Somaliland [som][eng]
  • ?
  • ?
S
  • Suid-Afrika [afr], South Africa [eng]
  • South Africa
  • Proto-Germanic: *sunþrą + Latin: Āfrica
S
  • Хуссар Ирыстон [oss], Южная Осетия [rus], South Ossetia [eng]
  • ?
  • Georgian: ოსი
S
  • South Sudan [eng], Thouth Thudän [din]
  • South + Black People
  • Arabic: سودان
S
  • السودان [ara], Sudan [eng]
  • Black People
  • Proto-Germanic: *sunþrą + Arabic: سودان
S
  • ශ්‍රී ලංකාව [sin], இலங்கை [tam], श्रीलंका [hin], Sri Lanka [eng]
  • Holy Land
  • Sanskrit: श्री लङ्का
S
  • España [spa][glg][ast], Espanya [cat], Espainia [eus], Espanha [por], Espagne [fra], إسبانية [ara], Spain [eng]
  • Land of Hyraxes
  • Ancient Greek: Ἱσπανία‎‎‎
S
  • Suriname [nld][eng], Sranang [srn], Saana köndë [srm]
  • Surinen
  • Dutch: Suriname
S
  • Sverige [swe][dan][nor], Sveerje [sma], Sverdji [sje], Svierik [smj], Schweden [deu], Szwecja [pol], Sweden [eng]
  • Ruohtsa [sju], Ruoŧŧa [sme]
  • Realm of Swedes
  • Rowers
  • Old Swedish: Sverighe
  • Proto-Finnic: *roocci
S
  • Schweiz [deu], Suisse [fra], Svizzera [ita], Svizra [roh], Swiez [nds], Switzerland [eng]
  • Ελβετία [ell], Elveția [rom]
  • Schwyz
  • Helvetia
  • Latin: Suittes
  • Latin: Helvetius
S
  • سوريا [ara], ܣܘܪܝܐ [aii], Sûriya [kmr], Suriye [tur], סוריה [heb], Syrie [fra], Syria [eng]
  • Assyria
  • Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩
T
  • Тоҷикистон [tgk], Тажикстан [kir], Тожикистон/Tojikiston [uzb], Тәжигистан/Täjigistan [tuk], تاجکستان [pus][urd], Тәжікстан [kaz], 塔吉克斯坦 [zho], Tajikistan [eng]
  • Ṭayyi
  • Arabic: طَيِّء‎
T
  • Tanzania [swa][eng]
  • Tanganyika +‎ Zanzibar
  • Swahili tanga + nyika, Persian: زنگبار
T
  • ໄທ [lao], ថៃ [khm], ထိုင်း [mya], Negara Thai [msa], Thailand [eng]
  • श्यामदेश [hin]
  • Human
  • Siam
  • Thai: ไท
  • Thai: สยาม
T
  • The Bahamas [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
T
  • The Gambia [eng]
  • Gambia River
  • Mandinka: Kambra
T
  • Timór Lorosa'e [tet], Timor Timur [msa], Timor Leste [por], Timor-Leste [eng]
  • Eastern East
  • Malay: timur
T
  • Togo [fra][eng]
  • Water Shore
  • Ewe: to + go
T
  • Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga [ton], Toga [fud], Tonga [rar][eng]
  • South
  • Samoan: toga
T
  • Trinidad and Tobago [eng]
  • Trinity & Tobacco
  • Spanish: Trinidad & Tobago
T
  • تونس [ara], Tunisie [fra], Tunisia [ita][eng]
  • ?
  • Arabic: تونس
T
  • Türkiye [tur][eng], Tirkiye [kmr], تركيا [ara], Турция [rus], Turkey [eng]
  • Land of Turks
  • Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜‎
T
  • Түркменистан/Türkmenistan [tuk], ترکمنستان [fas], Туркманистон [uzb], Türkmənistan [aze], Туркманистон [tgk], Түрікменстан [kaz], Turkmenistan [eng]
  • Turk-Like
  • Ottoman Turkish: تركمن‎
T
  • Tuuvalu [tvl], Tuvalu [eng]
  • Eight Standing Together
  • Tuvalu: Tuuvalu
U
  • Україна [ukr][rue], Украина [rus], Украіна [bel], אוקראַיִן‎ [yid], Ucraina [rom], Ukraina [pol], Ukraine [eng]
  • Land at the Border
  • Old East Slavic: оукраина
U
  • Uganda [swa][eng]
  • Land of Ganda
  • Luganda: Buganda
U
  • Uruguay [spa][eng]
  • Shellfish Water
  • Guaraní urugua + y
U
  • Ўзбекистон/Oʻzbekiston [uzb], Өзбекстан [kaz][kir], Özbegistan [tuk], Ӯзбакистон [tgk], 烏茲別克斯坦/乌兹别克斯坦 [zho], Uzbekistan [eng]
  • ?
  • ?
V
  • Vanuatu [bis][fra][eng]
  • Land to Stand
  • Bislama: vanua
V
  • Vaticano [ita], Vatican [eng]
  • To Prophesy
  • Latin: vaticinor
V
  • Venezuela [spa][eng]
  • Venice
  • Italian: Veneziola
V
  • Việt Nam [vie], 越南 [zho], វៀតណាម [khm], ຫວຽດນາມ [lao], Viêt Nam [fra], Vietnam [msa][eng], Byetnam [tgl]
  • South of Yue
  • Chinese: 越南
W
  • الصحراء الغربية [ara], Sahara Occidental [spa], Western Sahara [eng]
  • Desert
  • Arabic: صحارى
Y
  • اليمن [ara], Yemen [eng]
  • Right Hand
  • Proto-Semitic: *yamīn-
Z
  • Zambia [eng]
  • Zambezi
  • ?
Z
  • Zimbabwe [sna][eng]
  • House of Stones
  • Shona: dzimba-dze-mabwe

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