Japan

→ Faroese: Japan

→ Icelandic: Japan

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


Israel

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


Bahrain

Bahrain (an archipelago, island, and country in Western Asia, in the Persian Gulf)


Bhutan

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Iran

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Kuwait

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


Nepal

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


Oman

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


Qatar

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


Yemen

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


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)


Jordan

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

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)


Seoul

From Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).


Tokyo

Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)


Indonesien

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Armenien

Armenien er et land i Kaukasus.

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


Irak

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


Istanbul

From Turkish İstanbul, from Byzantine Greek εἰς τὴν Πόλιν (eis tḕn Pólin, “in the City”).

εἰς τὴν Πόλιν


zar

head

zar c (singular definite zaren, plural indefinite zarer)

zaren (definite singular)
zarer (indefinite plural)
zar (indefinite nominative singular)
zaren (definite nominative singular)
zarer (indefinite nominative plural)
zarerne (definite nominative plural)
zars (genitive indefinite singular)
zarens (definite genitive singular)
zarers (genitive indefinite plural)
zarernes (definite genitive plural)


zarina

zarina c (singular definite zarinaen, plural indefinite zarinaer)

zarinaen (definite singular)
zarinaer (indefinite plural)
zarina (indefinite nominative singular)
zarinaen (definite nominative singular)
zarinaer (indefinite nominative plural)
zarinaerne (definite nominative plural)
zarinas (genitive indefinite singular)
zarinaens (definite genitive singular)
zarinaers (genitive indefinite plural)
zarinaernes (definite genitive plural)


Rusland

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


Sydkorea

South Korea (a country in northeastern Asia)


Nordkorea

North Korea (a country in northeastern Asia)


Moskva

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)


Hongkong

Hong Kong (a city, island, and special administrative region in southeastern China)


Cypern

Via German Zypern and Latin Cyprus from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros)

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

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


Egypten

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Georgien

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)


Aserbajdsjan

Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


Folkerepublikken Kina

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China#English

People's Republic of China (a country in Asia)


Kasakhstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Libanon

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


tyrker

tyrker c (singular definite tyrkeren, plural indefinite tyrkere)

tyrkeren (definite singular)
tyrkere (indefinite plural)
tyrker (indefinite nominative singular)
tyrkeren (definite nominative singular)
tyrkere (indefinite nominative plural)
tyrkerne (definite nominative plural)
tyrkers (genitive indefinite singular)
tyrkerens (definite genitive singular)
tyrkeres (genitive indefinite plural)
tyrkernes (definite genitive plural)


Syrien

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Filippinerne

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Saudi-Arabien

Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Tyrkiet

[tˢyɐ̯ˈkʰiˀəð]

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


Forenede Arabiske Emirater

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Anatolien

Anatolia (a region of southwestern Asia)


Østtimor

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)


Miklagård

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Miklagarðr (literally “the large city”), from mikill and garðr. Compare megen and gård, -gård.

lbor

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

Byzantium, Constantinople (a city in Turkey; ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire; modern Istanbul)


Sankt Petersborg

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia), and former capital (1732–1918).


Lilleasien

[ˈliləˌæˀɕən]

From lille (“little”) + Asien (“Asia”). Calque of Latin Asia Minor.


Meglegård

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Miklagarðr, from mikill (“big, great”) + garðr (“city”), literally “the large city”. Compare megen and gård, -gård. Doublet of Maglegård.

compound

Saaledis er denne vnge Juncker da kommen til skibs fra Venedig til Græckeland, Moream, Corinthum, Athen oc i Arcipelago til Thracien oc Constantinopel, som voris gamle folck kalte fordom Meglegaard, oc i Tyrcki, samt nogle andre ypperlige Personer, som vaare der i selskab met, bode her aff Riget oc anden steds fra, ved stor bekostning oc fare.

1918, C. F. Bricka, “Christian Barnekov”, in Den danske Adel i det 16de og 17de Aarhundrede, page 8:


Mycklegaard

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Miklagarðr (literally “the large city”). From a popular ballad collection "200 Viser om Konger, Kæmper og andre" (1787 or 1695) or its earlier version from 1591.