Japan

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

der

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


NAVO

Acronym of Noord-Atlantiese Verdragsorganisasie; NATO


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)


Finland

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


Andorra

Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella#English

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France; capital and largest city: Andorra la Vella)


Afghanistan

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


Angola

Republiek van Angola
Republiek van Angola#Afrikaans

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


Burundi

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


Botswana

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


Ghana

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


Iran

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


Kiribati

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


Laos

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


Liechtenstein

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


Mali

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


Malta

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

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


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)


Malawi

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


Niger

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


Nepal

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


Nauru

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


Portugal

Portugal (a country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula; capital and largest city: Lissabon)


Rwanda

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


San Marino

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

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Swaziland

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


Togo

Togolese Republiek
Togolese Republiek#Afrikaans

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


Thailand

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


Tonga

Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania; capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa)


Uganda

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


Zimbabwe

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

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


Burkina Faso

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

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)


Belarus

Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).

bor+

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


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania; capital and largest city: Vila)


Tuvalu

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


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)


Jupiter

planets of the Solar System: planete van die Sonnestelsel: Mercurius · Venus · Aarde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturnus · Uranus · Neptunus [edit]


Eritrea

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


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Samoa

Samoa (a country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania; capital and largest city: Apia)


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)


Taiwan

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

Taiwan (a partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands; capital: Taipei)

Taiwan (an island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea in East Asia)


Roemenië

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Romania (a country in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Boekarest)


son

From Dutch zon, from Middle Dutch sonne, from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂un-, *sóh₂wl̥.


Victoria

Victoria (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1851 to 1901)

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Victoria (a city, the capital of British Columbia)

Victoria (a city, the capital of Seychelles)

Victoria (the capital city of Gozo, the second-largest island of Malta)


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)


Kuala Lumpur

Koeala Loempoer
Koeala Loempoer#Afrikaans

Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur#English:_Q1865

Alternative spelling of Koeala Loempoer: Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory, the capital and largest city of Malaysia, located in the western part of the country)


Amsterdam

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)

Amsterdam (a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)


Madrid

Inherited from Dutch Madrid, from Spanish Madrid.


Ankara

Ankara (the capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province)

Ankara (a province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey around the city)


Algiers

Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)


Helsinki

Helsinki (the capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland)


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


Oslo

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


Rome

Inherited from Dutch Rome, from Middle Dutch Rome.

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)


Johannesburg

Johannesburg (a city, the provincial capital of Gauteng, South Africa)


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)


Tunis

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


Wellington

Wellington (a town in the Western Cape, South Africa)

Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand)


Nederlands

Inherited from Dutch Nederlands, equivalent to Nederland + -s.


Skopje

Skopje (the capital city of North Macedonia)


Vaduz

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


Duits

From Dutch Duits, from Middle Dutch duutsch, a Northern variant of dietsch, both from Old Dutch *thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz, from *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).


Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh (the capital city of Cambodia)


Bloemfontein

From Dutch Bloemfontein; equivalent to blom + fontein.

Bloemfontein (the judicial capital of South Africa)


Spaans

Inherited from Dutch Spaans, equivalent to Spanje + -s


Japans

Inherited from Dutch Japans, equivalent to Japan + -s.


Bratislava

Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


George

Named after George III of the United Kingdom.

named-after

George (a city in the Western Cape, South Africa)


Bern

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


Armeens

Armenian (the language spoken by the Armenian people)


Maleis

From Dutch Maleis, from obsolete Malei + -s, from Malay Melayu.


Europa

Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)


Estland

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea; capital and largest city: Tallinn)


Johan

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John


RSA

Initialism of Republiek van Suid-Afrika.


Irak

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


SAR

Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek
Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek#Afrikaans

Initialism of Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek.


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)


Afrika

Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)


Rusland

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia; capital and largest city: Moskou)


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; capital and largest city: Podgoritsa)


Amerika

America, the Americas (a supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas)

United States of America
United States of America#English

America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, United States of America)


Karoo

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


Kuba

Cuba (a country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean)


Ora

From toponym Orania (“a town in South Africa”), from Oranje (“a river in South Africa”). Influenced by Latin aurum (“gold”).

The local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner enclave in South Africa.


Pole

Poland (a country in Central Europe; capital and largest city: Warskou)


Pools

Inherited from Dutch Pools, equivalent to Pool + -s.


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.

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Turks

Inherited from Dutch Turks, equivalent to Turk + -s.


Frans

French (the language spoken by the French people)


Marokko

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


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)


Limpopo

Limpopo, Limpopo River (a river in Southern Africa whose source is at the border of South Africa and Botswana near Johannesburg and which flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) through South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean)

Limpopo (a province of South Africa which was originally part of Transvaal)


Madagaskar

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


Tsjad

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


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)


Nederland

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium; capital and largest city: Amsterdam)

constituent countries
constituent country

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


Libanon

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


België

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France; capital and largest city: Brussel)


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)


Openbaring

(biblical) Revelation; the biblical book, Revelation


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)


Kosovo

Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Pristina)


Johannes

יוֹחָנָן יוחנן#Hebrew

a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], equivalent to English John


Duitsland

From Dutch Duitsland, equivalent to Duits + land.

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Spanje

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula; capital and largest city: Madrid)


Ierland

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Letland

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe; capital and largest city: Riga)


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)


Switserland

From Dutch Zwitserland, equivalent to Switser + land.

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


Albanië

Albania (a country in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Tirana)


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)


Londen

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


Libië

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


Italië

Italy (a country in Southern Europe; capital and largest city: Rome)


Macedonië

Macedonia (a geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

(historical) Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

(historical) Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


Noord-Amerika

North America
North America#English:_Q49

North America (the continent forming the northern part of the Americas)


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)


Cambodja

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


Jordanië

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


Armenië

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


Kameroen

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


Maleisië

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


Ethiopië

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


Indonesië

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


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)


Koeweit

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

Kuwait City (the capital city of Kuwait)


Kazachstan

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


Namibië

Republiek van Namibië
Republiek van Namibië#Afrikaans

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


Somalië

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


Soedan

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


Oeganda

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


AWB

Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement)


Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English

Port Moresby (the capital city of Papua New Guinea)


Honiara

Honiara (the capital city of the Solomon Islands)


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)


Thimphu

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu).


Addis Abeba

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


Andorra la Vella

Andorra la Vella
Andorra la Vella#English

Andorra la Vella (the capital city of Andorra)


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)


Moroni

Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)


Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

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


Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

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


Yamoussoukro

Yamoussoukro (the official and administrative capital of Ivory Coast)


Abidjan

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


Malabo

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English

Malabo (the capital city of Equatorial Guinea)


Bissau

Bissau (the capital city of Guinea-Bissau)


Bahrein

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


Eva

a female given name, equivalent to English Eve


Kenia

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


Australië

Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire; capital: Canberra)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. 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)


Freetown

Freetown (the capital city of Sierra Leone)


Majuro

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English

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


Port Louis

Port Louis (the capital city of Mauritius)


Antananarivo

Antananarivo (the capital city of Madagascar)


Antarktika

Antarctica (the southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole)


Skotland

Inherited from Dutch Schotland, equivalent to Skot + land.

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


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”).


Numeri

(biblical) Numbers; the biblical book, Numbers


KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (a province of South Africa)


de Klerk

English: de Klerk

a surname from Dutch, equivalent to English de Klerk


Fins

Inherited from Dutch Fins, equivalent to Fin + -s.

Finnish (the language spoken by the Finnish people)


Grieks

Inherited from Dutch Grieks, equivalent to Griek + -s.


Iers

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


Deens

Inherited from Dutch Deens, equivalent to Deen + -s.

Danish (the language spoken by the Danes)


Bulgaars

Inherited from Dutch Bulgaars, equivalent to Bulgaar + -s.

Bulgarian (the language spoken by the Bulgarian people)


Lets

Inherited from Dutch Lets, equivalent to Let + -s.


Roemeens

Inherited from Dutch Roemeens, equivalent to Roemeen + -s.


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)


Jannie

a diminutive of the male given names Jan or Johan


Frederik

a male given name, equivalent to English Frederic


Damaskus

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

Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)


Kazakstan

Kazachstan (alternative)
Kasakstan (alternative)

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


Rudi

a diminutive of the male given name Rudolf, equivalent to English Rudy


Kongo-Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)


Deut.

(biblical) Abbreviation of Deuteronomium.


Tsjaad

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


Albanees

Albanian (the language spoken by the Albanian people)


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, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)


Azerbaidjan

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


Egipte

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


Zoeloe

From Dutch Zoeloe, from Zulu umZulu or Zulu isíZulu.


VN

Verenigde Nasies
Verenigde Nasies#Afrikaans

Initialism of Verenigde Nasies (United Nations)


Atena

(Greek mythology) Alternative spelling of Athena


Noors

Inherited from Dutch Noors, equivalent to Noor + -s.


Willem

From Dutch Willem, from Middle Dutch Willem.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English William


Boedapest

Borrowed from Hungarian Budapest, from Buda + Pest.


Noorweë

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

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)


Comore

die Comore (canonical)
Komore (alternative nonstandard)

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


Magda

a diminutive of the female given name Magdalena


Nikosia

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


Daniël

a male given name, equivalent to English Daniel


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)


Pieter

From Dutch Pieter, ultimately from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”), as a name a loan translation of Aramaic כֵּיפָא (“stone, rock; Peter, Cephas”).

der

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Peter


Renier

From Germanic, cognate to German Rainer.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Rayner


Moskou

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


Marshallees

From Marshall of Marshalleilande + -ees.


Verenigde Koninkryk

die Verenigde Koninkryk (canonical)
VK (alternative)

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Londen)


Frankryk

From Dutch Frankrijk, from Middle Dutch Vranckrike.

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe; capital and largest city: Parys)


Denemarke

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


Nieu-Seeland

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


Turkye

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia; capital: Ankara)


Griekeland

From Dutch Griekenland, from Middle Dutch Griekenlant.

Greece (a country in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Athene)


Berlyn

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


Kaapstad

Cape Town (the legislative capital of South Africa)


Hentie

a diminutive of the female given name Henriette


Algerië

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


Tsjeggies

From Dutch Tsjechisch, equivalent to Tsjeg + ies.


Piet

a diminutive of the male given name Pieter, equivalent to English Pete


Oostenryk

Inherited from Dutch Oostenrijk, from Middle Dutch Oostenrike.

Austria (a country in Central Europe; capital and largest city: Wene)


Filippi

Philippi (an ancient city in Macedonia, Ancient Greece)


Tsjeggië

Tsjeggiese Republiek
Tsjeggiese Republiek#English

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe; official name: Tsjeggiese Republiek; capital and largest city: Praag)


Bulgarye

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Sofia)


Slowenië

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Slovenia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe; capital and largest city: Ljubljana)


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)


Hongarye

Hungary (a country in Central Europe; capital and largest city: Boedapest)


head

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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland#English:_Q145

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (official name of the United Kingdom, a country in Northern Europe)


Jonnie

a diminutive of the male given name Johan, equivalent to English Johnny


Andries

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew


Kazaks

Kazachs (alternative)
Kasaks (alternative)


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)


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)


Robbeneiland

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


Eksodus

(biblical) Exodus; the book of the Bible describing the Exodus

the Exodus; the departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses


Rigters

(biblical) Judges; the biblical book, Judges


Konings

(biblical) Kings; any of the biblical books called Kings


Hooglied

(biblical) Song of Solomon; Canticles; the biblical book of Canticles


Klaagl.

(biblical) Abbreviation of Klaagliedere.


Klaagliedere

(biblical) Lamentations; the biblical book Lamentations


Johannes die Doper

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Johannes die Doper.wav


Botha

→ English: Botha


Minnaar

Derived from Middle French Mesnard, from Old French mesnil, from Latin mesnillum, a variant of mānsiōnīle derived from mānsiō (“lodging; dwelling”). Compare French Ménard.


Visser

a surname originating as an occupation, meaning fisher


Coetzee

Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Dutch Koetsier.


van de Merwe

(surname) Alternative form of van der Merwe


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)


Malgassies

Malagasy (language of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people)


Litaue

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe; capital and largest city: Vilnius)


Ysland

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe; capital and largest city: 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 (Ăsĭ́ā).

Holonym: Eurasië

Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)


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)


HAT

w:Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal

Initialism of Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal.


From twee (“two”) + buffels (“buffaloes”) + met (“with”) + een (“one”) + skoot (“shot”) + morsdood (“stone dead”) + geskiet (“shot”) + fontein (“spring”).

A farm in rural South Africa, sometimes used humorously as a typical faraway place.


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)


Gauteng

From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, in turn from Afrikaans goud) + teng (“here, there; inside”).

af

gauta<t:gold><pos:in turn from Afrikaans <i class="Latn mention" lang="af">goud</i>>

A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng.


Azerbeidjan

Azerbaidjan (alternative)
Aserbeidjan (alternative)

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


Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek

die Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek (canonical)
SAR (alternative)

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)


Theron

From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus (“embankment, elevation”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to extend, to stretch out”).


Charlize

Possibly from the combination of Charlotte and Elizabeth


Schalk

From Dutch Schalk (patronymic surname; dated male given name), probably from Godschalk (“servant of God”), ultimately equivalent to Dutch schalk in the historical meaning “servant”.


Vila

Vila, Port Vila (the capital and largest city of Vanuatu; in full, Port Vila)


Filippyne

die Filippyne (canonical)
Filipyne (alternative misspelling)

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


Serwië

Serbia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Belgrado)


Ekwatoriaal-Guinee

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

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


Stoffel

a male given name: diminutive of Christoffel


Boland

An upland, inland region in the Western Cape, to the northeast of Cape Town and to the southwest of the Karoo.


Tadjiks

Tajik, Tajiki (Persian dialect spoken in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)


Naas

a male given name: diminutive of Ignatius


Suidwes-Afrika

South West Africa
South West Africa#English

(historical) South West Africa (the colonial name of the area which is now Namibia)


Kaaps

→ English: Kaaps

From Dutch Kaaps. Equivalent to Kaap + -s.


Hebreeus

From Dutch Hebreeuws, from Middle Dutch Hebreeusc.

Hebrew, a Canaanite language chiefly spoken in Israel and used as the liturgical language of Judaism


Rooikappie

From rooi + kappie, from either German Rotkäppchen or Dutch Roodkapje.

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood#English


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 geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, including North Macedonia and parts of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia)

Macedonia (an ancient Greek kingdom in Southeast Europe)

Macedonia (former name of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans)

administrative region
administrative region

Macedonia (a geographic region and former administrative region of Greece)

Bulgarian Macedonia
Bulgarian Macedonia#English

Macedonia (a geographic region in southwestern Bulgaria; in full, Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia)

Macedonia (a former constituent republic of Yugoslavia)


Koevoet

From koevoet (“crowbar”), as a metaphor for how insurgents would be pried out of the civilian population.

(historical) A specialized South African police unit during the apartheid era that operated primarily in what is now Namibia.


Die Stem van Suid-Afrika

The Call of South Africa
The Call of South Africa


Die Stem

Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika#Afrikaans

(informal) Short for Die Stem van Suid-Afrika.


Oranje, Blanje, Blou

a former national flag of South Africa, used from 1928 to 1994, during the apartheid era.


Kaïro

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


Kersmis

From Dutch Kerstmis, from Middle Dutch Kersmisse. Doublet of Krismis.


Krismis

Borrowed from English Christmas. Doublet of Kersmis.


Freek

a male given name: diminutive of Frederik


VK

Verenigde Koninkryk
Verenigde Koninkryk#Afrikaans

Initialism of Verenigde Koninkryk: United Kingdom, UK


Mahikeng

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


Swartberg

a mountain range in the Western Cape, South Africa


Oos-Kaap

Eastern Cape (a province of South Africa)


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)


Noord-Kaap

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


Noordwes

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


Wes-Kaap

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


Pietermaritzburg

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


eGoli

From Zulu eGoli (literally “in Johannesburg”).

(uncommon) A nickname for Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.


Blignaut

a surname: alternative form of Blignault


Terre'Blanche

a surname: alternative form of Terblanche


Krige

→ English: kriging, krige


Loubser

a surname: alternative form of Laubscher


DRK

Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo#Afrikaans

Initialism of Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo.


Gouelokkies

From goue (“golden”) + lokkies (“little locks”).


Doringrosie

A diminutive from doring (“thorn”) + rosie (“little rose”), from Dutch Doornroosje.


Dalena

a female given name: diminutive of Magdalena


Natie

a male given name: diminutive of Ignatius


Fanie

a male given name: diminutive of Stefanus


Frikkie

a male given name: diminutive of Frederik


Gawie

a male given name: diminutive of Gabriël


Hennie

a male given name: diminutive of Hendrik


Koos

a male given name: diminutive of Jakobus


Oortwolk

Compound of Oort (“Oort”) + wolk (“cloud”).


Sonnestelsel

From Dutch zonnestelsel. Compound of son (“sun”) + -e- + stelsel (“system”).


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)


Sowjetunie

Soviet Union
Soviet Union#English:_Q15180

(historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)


Noord-Macedonië

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

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)


Moldowa

Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; capital and largest city: Kisjinau)


Poetin

Transliteration of Russian Пу́тин (Pútin).

transliteration

Пу́тин Путин#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин (Pútin), Putin

Пу́тин Путин#Russian

Vladimir Putin; Russian president, 2012–current


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)


Kroasië

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Zagreb)


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)


Slowakye

Slovakia (a country in Central Europe; capital and largest city: Bratislava)


Moldawië

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


Pistorius

From Dutch Pistorius, from Latin Pistorius, from pistor. A latinized surname for a baker or miller.

Pistorius: a surname originating as an occupation


Blomkamp

From Dutch Blomkamp. Analyzable as blom (“flower”) + kamp (“camp”).

Blomkamp: a surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Bloomfield


Wene

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


pylstert

Inherited from Dutch pijlstaart, equivalent to pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).


Noord-Afrika

North Africa
North Africa#English:_Q27381

North Africa (a geographic region comprising the northern part of Africa, usually referring to specifically the regions north of the Sahara Desert where Arabic is widely spoken as a mother tongue)


Oos-Afrika

East Africa (a geographic region encompassing the eastern part of Africa, generally stretching from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the north to Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the south)


Sentraal-Afrika

Central Africa
Central Africa#English:_Q27433

Central African Republic
Central African Republic

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central Africa (a core geographic region of Africa which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda, and often Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Wes-Afrika

West Africa (a geographic region comprising the western portion of Africa, spanning 16 countries)


Suider-Afrika

Southern Africa
Southern Africa#English:_Q27394

Southern Africa (a geographic region comprising the southern part of Africa; always including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and sometimes also Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe)


Comore-eilande

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


Comoraans

Comorian (the language of the islands of the Comoros)


Egipties

Inherited from Dutch Egyptisch, equivalent to Egipte + -ies.

Egyptian (a language used in Ancient Egypt)


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)


Kaap Verdies

Cape Verdean Creole
Cape Verdean Creole#Afrikaans


Liberië

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


Malagassies

(language) Alternative form of Malgassies


Malagassi

(language, dated and uncommon) Synonym of Malgassies


Malgassi

(language) Alternative form of Malagassi


Rwandees

Rwandan; Kinyarwanda (language spoken in Rwanda)


Seychelle

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


Somalies

Somali (language spoken in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia)


Mbombela

Mbombela (the capital city of Mpumalanga, South Africa)


Tunisië

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


Suid-Soedan

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


São Tomé en Principe

São Tomé en Príncipe (alternative nonstandard)

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)


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)


Republiek die Kongo

die Republiek die Kongo (canonical)
Republiek van die Kongo (alternative)

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

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


Republiek van die Kongo

Republiek die Kongo
Republiek die Kongo#Afrikaans


Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo

die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo (canonical)
Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo (alternative)
DRK (alternative)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

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


Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo

head

die Demokratiese Republiek van die Kongo

Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo#Afrikaans

Alternative form of Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo


Papoea-Nieu-Guinee

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691

Papua New Guinea (a country in Oceania; capital and largest city: Port Moresby)


Toewaloe

Tuvalu (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania; capital and largest city: Funafuti)


Toewaloeaans

Tuvaluan (a Polynesian language mostly spoken in Tuvalu)


Polinesië

Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)


Mikronesië

Micronesia (a continental region in Oceania in the northwestern Pacific Ocean)

Federale State van Mikronesië
Federale State van Mikronesië#Afrikaans

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


Marshalleilande

die Marshalleilande (canonical)
Marshall-eilande (alternative)

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

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


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)


Azerbeidjans

Azerbaidjans (alternative)
Aserbeidjans (alternative)

Azerbaijani (the language spoken by the Azerbaijani)


Belarussies

Belarusian (the language spoken by the Belarusians)


Kroaties

Croatian (standardised variety of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Croatia)


Georgies

Georgian (the language spoken by the Georgian people)


Magjaars

Modern standardised spelling of Magyaars, equivalent to Magjaar + -s.


Litoue

Alternative form of Litaue: Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Litous

Inherited from Dutch Litouws, equivalent to Litoue + -s.


Portugans

(humorous or derogatory) Synonym of Portugees


Monegaskies

Monégasque (Ligurian dialect spoken in Monaco)


Podgoritsa

Podgorica (the capital city of Montenegro)


Montenegryns

Montenegrin (standardised variety of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Montenegro)


Noord-Masedonië

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

North Macedonia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; capital and largest city: Skopje)


Kisjinau

Chișinău (a municipality and capital city of Moldova)


Moldowies

Moldovan (Romanian dialect spoken in Moldova)


Yslandies

From Ysland + -ies, calque of English Icelandic.


Serwies

Serbian (standardised variety of Serbo-Croatian spoken in Serbia)


Sweeds

Inherited from Dutch Zweeds, equivalent to Sweed + -s.


Switsers

Inherited from Dutch Zwitsers, equivalent to Switser + -s.

(nonstanard) Swiss, Swiss German (Alemannic dialect spoken in Switzerland)


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)


Kijif

Transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

transliteration

Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine; the capital of Kyiv Province, Ukraine)


Kiëf

Inherited from Dutch Kiëv or Kiev, from transliteration of Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).


Suid-Amerika

South America
South America#English:_Q18

South America (the continent forming the southern part of the Americas)


Oseanië

Oceania (a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia)


Salomonseilande

die Salomonseilande (canonical)
Salomo-eilande (alternative)

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; capital and largest city: Honiara)

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)


Nabatea

Nabataea (an ancient kingdom in the Middle East)


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)


Sarel

From Dutch Carel, Charl and Charel, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”).

Sarel se familie in die Oranje-Vrystaat het hom ingelig oor die belowende boerdery vooruitsigte.

1987, P. S. De Jongh, Sarel Cilliers: 'n biografie oor die voortrekkerfiguur Sarel Cilliers [Sarel Cilliers: A biography about the Voortrekker Sarel Cilliers], Perskor, →ISBN, page 216:

Sarel's family in the Orange Free State informed him about the promising farming prospects.

My naam is nie Sarel nie. My naam is Raymond!

2002, Fanus Rautenbach, Tiesj: Weerkaatsings Vanmelewe [Tiesj: Reflections of Life], Hemel en See, →ISBN, page 262:

My name is not Sarel. My name is Raymond!


Taiwannees

Taiwanese (Hokkien dialect spoken in Taiwan)


Japsnees

(humorous or derogatory) Synonym of Japannees


Kirgisië

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


Bisjkek

Bishkek (the capital city of Kyrgyzstan)


Heystek

Joost Heystek was die oudste kind van Jan Heijstek en Johanna Elizabeth Roza en gebore op 2 Januarie 1847 te Giessen, Noord Brabant, Holland.

1986, Africana Notes and News, volume 27, Africana Society, page 105:

Joost Heystek was the eldest child of Jan Heijstek and Johanna Elizabeth Roza and was born on 2 January 1847 in Giessen, Noord Brabant, Holland.

Reeds 'n maand vroeër het 'n bekende finansiële diensteverskaffer, Magnus Heystek in 'n brief die besluit, sonder beduidende betrokkenheid deur die beroep …

2016, Johan Lubbe, Theodorus du Plessis, Suid-Afrikaanse Taalregtemonitor 2011 [South African Language Monitor 2011], UJ Press, →ISBN, page 36:

Already a month earlier, a well-known financial services provider, Magnus Heystek, in a letter decided, without significant involvement by the profession, …


Maledive

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


Maledive-eilande

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


Koeala Loempoer

Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia)

Kuala Lumpur (a federal territory of Malaysia)


Filippyns

Filipino (standardised variety of Tagalog spoken in the Philippines)


Filippynse Eilande

Philippine Islands
Philippine Islands#English

the Philippine Islands (an archipelago in Southeast Asia)


Filippense

Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Philippians#English

(biblical) Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians (book of the New Testament of the Bible)


Singapoer

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965))


Doesjanbe

Dushanbe (the capital city of Tajikistan)


Oranje-Vrystaat

Orange Free State
Orange Free State#English

Orange Free State (a former republic of southern Africa)


Springbokke

From springbokke, the plural of springbok.

Springboks (South African national rugby union team)


Bokke

Abbreviation of Springbokke (“South African national rugby union team”).


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)


Zarel

Zarel Wilhelmus Jacobus Brummer; Eerste en Finale

1958, Government of South Africa, “Death Notices”, in Government Gazette, volume 191, page 97:

Zarel Wilhelmus Jacobus Brummer; First and Final


Janse van Rensburg

From Claas Jansz van Rensburg, the progenitor of the van Rensburg surname in South Africa; settled in the Cape Colony by 1708. Jansz (variant of Janse) was his middle name.


Gerrie

a diminutive of the male given name Gerhardus, used also as a legal name in its own right.


Siries

Inherited from Dutch Syrisch, equivalent to Sirië + -ies.


SWAVO

Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie
w:Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie

(Namibia, politics) Abbreviation of Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAPO, South West Africa People's Organization


Klerk

English: Klerk


Touwsrivier

Touws River (a town and river in the Western Cape province, South Africa).