Japan

Inherited from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puən^X, literally “sun origin”).

der

Japan (a country in East Asia; capital: Tokio)


Finland

Finland (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Helsinki)


Burundi

Burundi (a country in East Africa; capital: Gitega)


Ghana

Ghana (a country in West Africa; capital: Accra)


Afghanistan

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboel)


Botswana

Botswana (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Gaborone)


Malawi

Malawi (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Lilongwe)


Kiribati

Kiribati (A country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania; capital: Suid-Tarawa)


Swaziland

(historical) Swaziland (The former name of Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa)


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Mauritius

Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar; capital: Port Louis)

Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)


Angola

Republiek van Angola
Republiek van Angola#Afrikaans

Angola (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Republiek van Angola; capital: Luanda)


Thailand

Thailand (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Bangkok)


Nauru

Nauru (a country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India; capital: Katmandoe)


Rwanda

Rwanda (a country in East Africa; capital: Kigali)


Laos

Laos (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Vientiane)


Zimbabwe

From Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Harare)


Israel

Inherited from Dutch Israël, from Middle Dutch israel, from Old Dutch israel, from Latin Isrāēl, from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Mali

Mali (a country in West Africa; capital: Bamako)


Niger

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria; capital: Niamey)


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Uganda

Uganda (a country in East Africa; capital: Kampala)


Togo

Togolese Republiek
Togolese Republiek#Afrikaans

Togo (a country in West Africa; official name: Togolese Republiek; capital: Lomé)


Tuvalu

Alternative spelling of Toewaloe: Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; capital: Vaduz)


San Marino

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Teheran)


Mayotte

administrative region
administrative region

territorial collectivity
territorial collectivity

Mayotte (an archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, formerly an overseas territorial collectivity, located between Africa's mainland and Madagascar)


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044

Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa; capital: Freetown)


Palau

Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania; capital: Ngerulmud)


Burkina Faso

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

com

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta; capital: Ouagadougou)


Benin

Republiek van Benin
Republiek van Benin#Afrikaans

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey; official name: Republiek van Benin; capital: Porto Novo)


Portugal

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula)


Eritrea

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea; capital: Asmara)


Belarus

Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).

bor+

Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe; capital: Minsk)


Malta

Malta (an island country in Southern Europe; capital: Valletta)

Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago; capital: Valletta)


Samoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Roemenië

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Taiwan

Inherited from Dutch Taiwan, ultimately from Dutch Tayouan, from possibly Siraya.

Republic of China
Republic of China#English

Taiwan, Republic of China (a country in East Asia; capital: Taipei)


see

From Dutch zee, from Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Laasweek het ons see toe gegaan.

Die trekvoëls vlieg oor die berge, oor die see, Lapland toe.
The migratory birds are flying over the mountains, over the sea, to Sápmi.


Victoria

Victoria (the capital city of Seychelles)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Victoria (the capital city of British Columbia, Canada)


Canberra

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)


Sydney

(uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)

(uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)

Amsterdam (a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)


Madrid

Inherited from Dutch Madrid, from Spanish Madrid.


dal

From Middle Dutch dal, from Old Dutch dal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal (“valley, dale”).


Algiers

Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)


Johannesburg

Johannesburg (the capital city of Gauteng, South Africa)


Tunis

Tunis (The capital city, since 1159, and largest city of Tunisia)


Tirana

Tirana (a municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality)


Oslo

Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)


Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of Israel; the claimed capital city of Palestine)


Manila

Manila (the capital city of the Philippines; regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon)


Wellington

Wellington (a town in Western Cape, South Africa)

Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)


Rome

Inherited from Dutch Rome, from Middle Dutch rome.

Rome (a city, the ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of Italy; capital city of the region of Lazio).

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)


Vaduz

Vaduz (a town and municipality, the capital of Liechtenstein)


Skopje

Skopje (the capital city of North Macedonia)


Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh (the capital city of Cambodia)


Bloemfontein

From Dutch Bloemfontein; equivalent to blom + fontein.

Bloemfontein (the judicial capital of South Africa)


Bratislava

Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


George

Named after George III of the United Kingdom.

named-after

George (a city in Western Cape, South Africa)


Bern

Bern (the capital city of Switzerland; capital city of Bern canton)


Estland

Estonia (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Tallinn)


kloof

From Dutch kloof, from Middle Dutch clove.


Irak

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Bagdad)


Kambodja

From Cambodja, inherited from Dutch Cambodja, from French Cambodge or Portuguese Camboja.

Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Phnom Penh)


Kanada

Canada (a country in North America; capital: Ottawa)


Brit

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Brit (plural Britte, diminutive Britjie)

Briton, Brit (person from the United Kingdom or of British descent)


Rusland

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Afganistan

Alternative spelling of Afghanistan: Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


Montenegro

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Karoo

The vast plain in South Africa that borders the Kalahari Desert.


Amerika

America (the continents of North America and South America)

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


Kuba

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Rabat

Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)


Swede

From Dutch Zweden, from Middle Dutch Zweden, Sweden.


Marokko

Morocco (a country in North Africa; capital: Rabat)


Bagdad

Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)
Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)


Kirgistan

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China; capital: Bisjkek)


Ljubljana

Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)


Fidji

Inherited from Dutch Fiji, from Fijian Viti, from Proto-Central Pacific *viti ("east, sunrise").

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania; capital: Suva)


Tsjad

Chad (a country in Central Africa; capital: N'Djamena)


Nederland

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


Libanon

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Beiroet)


Luxemburg

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)

Luxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)

Luxembourg (One of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)


België

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


Madagaskar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa; capital: Antananarivo)


Tokio

Borrowed from Japanese 東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”).

ja-r

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital and largest city of Japan)


Suid-Afrika

From suid (“south”) + Afrika (“Africa”).

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa; capitals: Pretoria, Kaapstad, and Bloemfontein)


Katar

Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Doha)


Windhoek

From wind (“wind”) + hoek (“corner, angle”).

Windhoek (a city, the capital city of Namibia)


rivier

head

rivier (plural riviere, diminutive riviertjie)

riviere (plural)
riviertjie (diminutive)

In jou hart se droë riviere
 Het jou liefde opgedroog.
 En vergeet jy al die ure,
 Die gety in my bly hoog.

2017, “Droë riviere”performed by Liezel Pieters:

In the dry rivers of your heart
 Your love has dried up.
 And though you may be forgetting those hours,
 The tide in me stays high.


Kosovo

Kosovo (A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Switserland

From Dutch Zwitserland, equivalent to Switser + land.

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe; capital: Bern (de facto))


Letland

Latvia (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Riga)


Ierland

Ireland (an island and country in Western Europe)


Wit-Rusland

From Dutch Wit-Rusland, equivalent to native wit + Rusland.

Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe; capital: Minsk)


Oekraïne

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea; capital: Kijif)


Spanje

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Londen

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


Libië

Libya (a country in North Africa; capital: Tripoli)


VSA

Verenigde State van Amerika
Verenigde State van Amerika#Afrikaans

USA (a country in North America); initialism of Verenigde State van Amerika (“United States of America”)


Kopenhagen

Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Noord-Amerika

North America
North America#English:_Q49


Jordanië

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Amman)


Kameroen

Cameroon (a country in Central Africa; capital: Yaoundé)


Armenië

Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe; capital: Jerewan)


Ethiopië

Ethiopia (a country in East Africa; capital: Addis Abeba)


Georgië

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe; capital: Tbilisi)


Somalië

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa; capital: Mogadisjoe)


Namibië

Republiek van Namibië
Republiek van Namibië#Afrikaans

Namibia (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Republiek van Namibië; capital: Windhoek)


Oeganda

Alternative spelling of Uganda: Uganda (a country in East Africa)


Maleisië

Koeala Loempoer
Koeala Loempoer#Afrikaans

Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Koeala Loempoer)


Indonesië

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia; capital: Djakarta)


Koeweit

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait)


Soedan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa; capital: Kartoem)


Indië

From Dutch Indië, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía), from Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”).

India (a country in South Asia; capital: Nieu-Delhi)


Cambodja

Obsolete spelling of Kambodja.: Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia)


Kazachstan

Alternative form of Kazakstan: Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Dubliner

Dubliner (plural Dubliners, diminutive Dublinertjie)

Dubliners (plural)
Dublinertjie (diminutive)


Honiara

Honiara (the capital city of the Solomon Islands)


Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea)


Addis Abeba

Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba (the capital city of Ethiopia)


Thimphu

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu).


Bandar Seri Begawan

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Bandar Seri Begawan.

ubor

Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan#English

Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city of Brunei)


Malabo

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English

Malabo (the capital city of Equatorial Guinea)


Yamoussoukro

Yamoussoukro (the official and administrative capital of Ivory Coast)


Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)


Bangui

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English

Bangui (the capital city of the Central African Republic)


Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Kinshasa (the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Bissau

Bissau (the capital city of Guinea-Bissau)


Andorra la Vella

Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella#English

Andorra la Vella (the capital city of Andorra)


Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Brazzaville (the capital city of the Republic of the Congo)


Moroni

Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)


Abidjan

Abidjan (the de facto capital and largest city of Ivory Coast)


Bahrein

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf; capital: Manama)


Kenia

Kenya (a country in East Africa; capital: Nairobi)


Australië

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire; capital: Canberra)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands; capital: Canberra)


Pretoria

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)


Tadjikistan

Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia; capital: Doesjanbe)


Majuro

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English

Majuro (an atoll and capital city of the Marshall Islands)


Freetown

Freetown (the capital city of Sierra Leone)


Port Louis

Port Louis (the capital city of Mauritius)


Antananarivo

Antananarivo (the capital city of Madagascar)


Skotland

Inherited from Dutch Schotland, equivalent to Skot + land.


Djakarta

Jakarta (a province and capital city of Indonesia)


Palikir

Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia#English

Palikir (the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia)


Nouakchott

Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)


Nuku'alofa

From Tongan Nukuʻalofa (literally “abode of love”).


Iers

af-adj

Iers (attributive Ierse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Iers, equivalent to Ier + -s.

Irish (of, from, or pertaining to Ireland, the Irish people or the Irish language)


Brits

Named after a train station of the same name, which was named after South African Johannes Nicolaas Brits.

named-after

Brits (a town in North West, South Africa)


Damaskus

Inherited from Dutch Damascus, from Middle Dutch damascus, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic language.


Kazakstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; capital: Astana)


Kongo-Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Tsjaad

Dated spelling of Tsjad.: Chad (a country in Central Africa)


Kasakstan

Alternative form of Kazakstan: Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Kongo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


Azerbaidjan

Alternative spelling of Azerbeidjan: Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Egipte

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; capital: Kaïro)


Boedapest

From Hungarian Budapest, from Buda + Pest.


Noorweë

Inherited from Dutch Noorwegen, with loss of intervocalic -g-.

Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Oslo)


Comore

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa; capital: Moroni)


Nikosia

Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus).


Guinee

Guinea (a country in West Africa; capital: Conakry)


Sarajewo

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Sarajevo (the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Sarajevo (a canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Ciprus

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Alternative spelling of Siprus: Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia)


Praag

Inherited from Dutch Praag, from German Prag, from Czech Praha.

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


Ier

Irishman (person from Ireland or of Irish descent)


Moskou

Moscow (a federal city, the capital city of Russia)


Verenigde Koninkryk

United Kingdom (a country in Western Europe; capital: Londen)


Nieu-Seeland

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia; capital: Wellington)


Frankryk

From Dutch Frankrijk, from Middle Dutch Vranckrike.


Turkye

Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia; capital: Ankara)


Denemarke

Denmark (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Kopenhagen)


Griekeland

From Dutch Griekenland, from Middle Dutch Griekenlant.


Berlyn

Berlin (a state of Germany, containing the capital city)


Kaapstad

Cape Town (the legislative capital of South Africa)


Algerië

Algeria (a country in North Africa; official name: Demokratiese Volksrepubliek Algerië; capital: Algiers)


Oostenryk

Inherited from Dutch Oostenrijk, from Middle Dutch Oostenrike.


Filippi

Philippi (an ancient city in Macedonia, Ancient Greece)


Tsjeggië

Tsjeggiese Republiek
Tsjeggiese Republiek#Afrikaans

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe; official name: Tsjeggiese Republiek)


Bulgarye

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Slowenië

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe)


Vatikaanstad

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Gaboen

Gabon (a country in Central Africa; capital: Libreville)


Ivoorkus

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa; capitals: Yamoussoukro and Abidjan)


head

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Verenigde Koninkryk van Groot-Brittanje en Noord-Ierland.wav

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland#English

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a country in Western Europe)


Kaap

Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope#English

the Cape, Cape of Good Hope (a headland in southwestern South Africa, near Cape Town)

the Cape, Cape Peninsula (a peninsula in southern Africa)

the Cape, Cape Province (a former province of South Africa)


Robbeneiland

Robben Island, the island near Cape Town in South Africa.


Verenigde State van Amerika

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Verenigde State van Amerika.wav

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


Belau

Alternative form of Palau: Palau (A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)


Guinee-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa; capital: Bissau)


Litaue

Lithuania (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Vilnius)


Ysland

Iceland (a country in Europe; capital: Reykjavik)


Siprus

Inherited from Dutch Cyprus, from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia; capital: Nikosia)


Brasilië

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Asië

From Dutch Azië, ultimately from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā).

Holonym: Eurasië


Mauritanië

Mauritania (a country in West Africa; capital: Nouakchott)


Zambië

Zambia (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Lusaka)


Viëtnam

Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Hanoi)


Pofadder

A rural town in South Africa, sometimes used as a placeholder for an especially remote location.


Putsonderwater

From put (“well”) + sonder (“without”) + water (“water”).


Mosambiek

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa; capital: Maputo)


Bangladesj

Bangladesh (a country in South Asia; capital: Dhaka)


Porto Novo

Porto Novo (a city on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde)


Azerbeidjan

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe; capital: Bakoe)


Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek

die Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek (canonical)

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa; capital: Bangui)


Tanzanië

Tanzania (a country in East Africa; capital: Dodoma)


Ekwatoriaal-Guinee

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa; capital: Malabo)


Serwië

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Filippyne

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Manila)


Parys

Parys (a town in the Free State, South Africa)


Eswatini

Eswatini (a country in Southern Africa, formerly called Swaziland; capitals: Mbabane and Lobamba)


Mpumalanga

From Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga (“east; place where the sun rises”).

bor

Mpumalanga (a province of South Africa; capital: Mbombela)


Masedonië

Macedonia (a region in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)

administrative region
administrative region

Macedonia (an administrative region of Greece)

Macedon, Macedonia (an ancient kingdom in the Balkans in Southeast Europe)


Kaïro

Inherited from Dutch Caïro, from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).


Mahikeng

Mahikeng (the capital city of North West, South Africa)


Londens

af-adj

Londens (attributive Londense, not comparable)

London, Londonish (of, from, or pertaining to London)


Swartberg

A mountain range in Western Cape, South Africa


Oos-Kaap

Eastern Cape (a province of South Africa)


Wes-Kaap

Western Cape (a province of South Africa; capital: Kaapstad)


Noordwes

North West (a province of South Africa; capital: Mahikeng)


Noord-Kaap

Northern Cape (a province of South Africa; capital: Kimberley)


Vrystaat

→ Sotho: Freistata

→ Swazi: Fuleyistata

→ Tswana: Foreistata

→ Xhosa: iFreyistata

→ Zulu: iFleyistata

Clipping of Oranje-Vrystaat, the name of one of the provinces of both the Union of South Africa and the Republic of South Africa from 1910 to 1994, deriving its name from the former Boer republic of the same name which encompassed the same territory as the modern-day province.

Free State (a province of South Africa; capital: Bloemfontein)


Pietermaritzburg

A city, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


Egoli

Borrowed from Zulu iGoli, a clipping of igolide (“gold”).

(uncommon) Johannesburg: A city in Gauteng, South Africa; Synonym of Johannesburg


Baai

Xhosa: iBhayi, eBhayi

Zulu: iBhayi

Translation of English The Bay, a colloquial name for Port Elizabeth, which is located on the western portion of Algoa Bay.

Ons het 'n wonderlike dag in die Baai gehad!

(informal) Gqeberha (formerly known as Port Elizabeth, a city and port in Eastern Cape, South Africa)


Noord-Macedonië

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

Alternative spelling of Noord-Masedonië: North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Jordaan

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Dublins

Dublins (attributive Dublinse, not comparable)

of, from, or pertaining to the Irish city Dublin, Dublin county, or the inhabitants of the city of Dublin


Unie van Suid-Afrika

(historical) The official Afrikaans name of the country of South Africa from 1910 to 1961, a former country in Southern Africa and Commonwealth dominion under nominal British sovereignty until it became a republic in 1961.


Oos-Londen

East London (a city in the Eastern Cape, South Africa)


Gambië

Gambia (a country in West Africa; capital: Banjul)


Groot-Brittanje

(informal) United Kingdom (a country in Western Europe)


Tsjeggiese Republiek

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Moldawië

Synonym of Moldowa: Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)


Kroasië

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Wene

From Dutch Wenen, from Middle Dutch Wene, from Italian Vienna or French Vienne.


Djiboeti

Djibouti (a country in East Africa)
Djibouti (the capital city of Djibouti)


Comore-eilande

Synonym of Comore: Comoro Islands, Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa)


Nigerië

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger; capital: Abuja)


Kaap Verde

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa; capital: Praia)


Liberië

Liberia (a country in West Africa; capital: Monrovia)


Seychelle

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean; capital: Victoria)


Mbombela

Mbombela (the capital city of Mpumalanga, South Africa)


Tunisië

Tunisia (a country in North Africa; capital: Tunis)


Wes-Sahara

Western Sahara
Western Sahara#English:_Q6250

Western Sahara (A territory and former Spanish colony in North Africa, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory)


São Tomé en Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe#English:_Q1039

São Tomé and Príncipe (a country and archipelago in Central Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean; capital: São Tomé)


Suid-Soedan

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan; capital: Juba)


Republiek die Kongo

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English:_Q971

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa; capital: Brazzaville)


Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo

die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo (canonical)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa; capital: Kinshasa)


Papoea-Nieu-Guinee

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Toewaloe

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)


Marshalleilande

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (A country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania; capital: Majuro)


Mikronesië

Micronesia (a geographical region of Oceania)

Federale State van Mikronesië
Federale State van Mikronesië#Afrikaans

Micronesia (A country consisting of about 2000 islands in Oceania; official name: Federale State van Mikronesië; capital: Palikir)


Bosbokrand

Bushbuckridge (a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa)


Bosnië-Herzegowina

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Podgoritsa

Podgorica (the capital city of Montenegro)


Noord-Masedonië

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Kisjinau

Chișinău (a municipality and capital city of Moldova)


Vatikaan

Inherited from Dutch Vaticaan, from Latin Vātĭcānus.

Synonym of Vatikaanstad: Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Londenaar

head

Londenaar (plural Londenaars or Londenare, diminutive Londenaartjie)

Londenaars (plural)
Londenare (plural)
Londenaartjie (diminutive)


Kijif

Transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

transliteration

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine; administrative centre of Kyiv, Ukraine)


Oseanië

Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific Ocean)


Suid-Amerika

South America
South America#English:_Q18


Salomonseilande

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q685

Solomon Islands (A country consisting of the majority of the Solomon Islands archipelago in Melanesia, in Oceania, as well as the Santa Cruz Islands)

Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands#English:_Q148966

Solomon Islands (An archipelago in Melanesia, split between the countries of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea)


Suid-Tarawa

South Tarawa (the capital city of Kiribati)


Oos-Timor

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor; capital: Dili)


Bhoetan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas; capital: Thimphu)


Broenei

Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan#Afrikaans

Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Bandar Seri Begawan)


Jordaanrivier

Synonym of Jordaan: Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)


Nabatea

Nabataea (an ancient kingdom in the Middle East)


Bisjkek

Bishkek (the capital city of Kyrgyzstan)


Kirgisië

Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China; capital: Bisjkek)


Maledive-eilande

Synonym of Maledive: Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India)


Maledive

Maldives (an archipelago and country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of India; capital: Malé)


Koeala Loempoer

Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)


Filippynse Eilande

Philippine Islands
Philippine Islands#English

the Philippine Islands (an archipelago in Southeast Asia)


Singapoer

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Doesjanbe

Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)


Oranje-Vrystaat

Orange Free State
Orange Free State#English

Orange Free State (a former republic in southern Africa)


Sirië

Inherited from Dutch Syrië, ultimately from Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρίᾱ (Suríā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; capital: Damaskus)

(historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)