EU

initialism of États-Unis (= United States), a country in North America: US


Iraq

Alternative spelling of Irak: Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


France

Antillean Creole: Fwans

Haitian Creole: Frans

Louisiana Creole: Frans, Lafrans (via la France)

Mauritian Creole: Lafrans (via la France)

desc

→ Cantonese: 法蘭西 /法兰西 (faat3 laan4 sai1, faat3 laan4-1 sai1)

→ Burmese: ပြင်သစ် (prangsac)

→ Breton: Frañs

→ Eastern Min: 法蘭西 /法兰西 (Huák-làng-să̤)

→ Finnish: Frans

→ Hokkien: 法蘭西 /法兰西 (Hoat-lân-se)

→ Japanese: フランス (Furansu)

→ Khmer: បារាំង (baarang)

→ Korean: 프랑스 (Peurangseu)

→ Mandarin: 法蘭西 /法兰西 (Fǎlánxī)

→ Manchu: ᡶᠠ
ᠯᠠᠨ
ᠰᡳ (fa lan si)

→ Rade: Prăng

→ Romanian: Franța

Inherited from Middle French France, from Old French France, from Late Latin Francia, from Francī, the name of a Germanic tribe. Doublet of Francie.

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Philippines

الْفِلِبِّين

→ Arabic: الْفِلِبِّين (al-filibbīn)

→ English: Philippines

→ Persian: فیلیپین (filipin)

→ Vietnamese: Phi-líp-pin

Philippe + -ine + -s, a calque of Spanish Filipinas, using the pet form of Filipe (“Philip”) (French: Philippe), named after the King of Spain, Philip II.

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


Afghanistan

Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān).

der

aller en Afghanistan

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


Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Belize

Alternative form of Bélize: Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)


Canada

English: Canada

Greek: καναντέρ (kanantér)

Italian: canadair

Serbo-Croatian: kanader

From the Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).


Cuba

Haitian Creole: Kiba

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


Djibouti

Débarquement de troupes françaises dans le port de Djibouti.

1935, “File:Troops Djibouti 1935.jpg”, in Wikimedia Commons:

Landing of French troops in the port of Djibouti.


Guatemala

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


Iran

République islamique d'Iran
République islamique d'Iran#French

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East; official name: République islamique d'Iran)


Kiribati

Kiribati (a country consisting mostly of the Gilbert Islands archipelago, located in Micronesia in Oceania)


Laos

→ English: Laos


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


Luxembourg

→ Japanese: リュクサンブール (Ryukusanbūru)

Luxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)


Madagascar

Madagascar (an island and country off the east coast of Africa)


Mali

→ Persian: مالی (mâli)


Maldives

→ Persian: مالدیو (mâldiv)

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


Mozambique

Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa)


Niger

Japanese: ニジェール (Nijēru)

Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)


Nigeria

Nigéria (alternative uncommon)
Nigérie (alternative obsolete)

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Oman

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


Portugal

Borrowed from Portuguese Portugal, from Latin Portus Cale.

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


Qatar

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


Ukraine

→ Khmer: អ៊ុយក្រែន (ʼuykraen)

desc

→ Lao: ອູກະແລນ (ʼū ka lǣn)

→ Lao: ອູກະແລນ (ʼū ka lǣn)

→ Persian: اوکراین (okrâyn)

Borrowed from Ukrainian Украї́на (Ukrajína) or Russian Украи́на (Ukraína), from Old East Slavic оукраина (ukraina).

bor+

L’Ukraine a toujours aspiré à être libre : mais étant entourée de la Moscovie, des états du grand-seigneur, et de la Pologne, il lui a fallu chercher un protecteur, et par conséquent un maître dans l’un de ces trois états. Elle se mit d’abord sous la protection de la Pologne qui la traita trop en sujette : elle se donna depuis au Moscovite, qui la gouverna en esclave autant qu’il le put. D’abord les Ukrainiens jouirent du privilège d’élire un prince sous le nom de général ; mais bientôt ils furent dépouillés de ce droit, et leur général fut nommé par la cour de Moscou.

1731, Voltaire, Histoire de Charles XII, page 161:

Ukraine has always aspired to be free: but being surrounded by Muscovy, the states of the Sultan, and Poland, a protector had to be sought, and consequently a master in one of these three states. She first put herself under the protection of Poland, who treated her too much as subject. She then gave herself to the Muscovite, who governed her as a slave as much as he could. At first the Ukrainians enjoyed the privilege of electing a prince under the name of general; but soon they were stripped of this right, and their general was appointed by the court of Moscow.

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


Vietnam

Viêt Nam (alternative)
Viet Nam (alternative obsolete rare)


Burkina Faso

→ Japanese: ブルキナファソ (Burukina Faso)

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

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Brunei

Brunéi (alternative rare)
Bruneï (alternative rare)


Vanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Sri Lanka

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


Seychelles

Seychelles (an archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean)


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Zaïre

la République du Zaïre

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

(historical) Zaire (former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997)


Congo

→ Japanese: コンゴ (Kongo)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Palestine

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


Roumanie

→ Persian: رومانی (rumâni)

→ Vietnamese: Ru-ma-ni

desc

→ Lao: ລູມານີ (lū mā nī)

→ Lao: ລູມານີ (lū mā nī)

From Latin Romania; alternatively, roumain + -ie.

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Surinam

Alternative spelling of Suriname: Suriname (a country in South America)


Malte

→ Persian: مالت (mâlt)

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مالطا, from Latin Melita.

Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)


Italie

From Latin Italia via Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ (Ītalíā), from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú, “land of bulls”), a name for the southwestern tip of the boot of Italy; usually assumed to be a cognate of vitulus (“calf”).


Chypre

→ Khmer: ស៊ីប (siip)

→ Lao: ຊີບ (sīp)

→ Vietnamese: Síp

From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

République de Chypre
République de Chypre#French

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia; official name: République de Chypre)


Türkiye

Grâce à la forte participation de l'ONU, de la Türkiye et d'autres partenaires, nous avons montré comment la coopération de quelques-uns peut rétablir la sécurité alimentaire pour beaucoup.

2022, Rafael Barracuda, Comment améliorer le monde: Comment obtenir la paix, la sécurité, la santé et le bonheur ?, →ISBN:

De même, dans les affaires administratives, les différences sont vastes, la Croatie et l’Italie ont déclaré que plus de la moitié des affaires pendantes avaient plus de deux ans, suivies par l’Ukraine (39,6%) et la Türkiye (30,6%).

2022, Systèmes judiciaires européens - Rapport d’évaluation de la CEPEJ - 2022 Partie 1: Tableaux, graphiques et analyses, Conseil de l’Europe, →ISBN, page 163:

Le projet devrait être appliqué en Algérie, en Tunisie, en Palestine, en Égypte, en Jordanie et en Türkiye d'ici 2022.

2022, Traverser la crise du COVID-19 et préparer l’avenir: La reprise dans la région MENA, OCDE, →ISBN, page 82:

Les ministres de la Türkiye, de l’Allemagne, des États-Unis et du Maroc au stand de ce dernier lors de la visite de l’exposition.

2022, “Exhibition & Side Events”, in Transport for Inclusive Societies: Summit Highlights in Pictures, 18-22 May 2022, Leipzig, International Transport Forum, page 33:

Bien que les élèves du Luxembourg et de la Türkiye bénéficient de 15 semaines de vacances par an, celles-ci sont réparties en six périodes de vacances au Luxembourg, et en deux périodes en Türkiye (figure 17.6).

2022, Rapport mondial de suivi sur l’éducation: Les acteurs non étatiques dans l’éducation, UNESCO, →ISBN, page 332:

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

(neologism) Türkiye, Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Inde

Borrowed from Classical Persian هِنْد (hind, “India”).


Belgique

→ Persian: بلژیک (belžik)

→ Ottoman Turkish: بلچیقه (belçika)

> Turkish: Belçika (inherited)

→ Azerbaijani: Belçika

→ Crimean Tatar: Belçika

→ Central Kurdish: بەلجیکا (belcîka)

→ Arabic: بِلْجِيكَا (biljīkā)

Originally an adjective, borrowed from Latin Belgicus; morphologically, from Belge + -ique. Noun use arose by ellipsis of province belgique.

Royaume de Belgique
Royaume de Belgique#French

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France; official name: Royaume de Belgique)


Autriche

→ Persian: اتریش (otriš)

→ Northern Kurdish: Otrîş

→ Lao: ໂອຕຣິດ (ʼōt rit)

→ Khmer: អូទ្រីស (ʼoutriih)

→ Mauritian Creole: Otrish

From Middle French Aust(e)riche, Ost(e)riche, from Old French Ostriche (ca. 1200), from Middle High German Ōsterīche, from Old High German Ōstarrīhhi (literally “eastern realm”).


Danemark

→ Persian: دانمارک (dânmârk)

il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark


Irak

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


Japon

⇒ Haitian Creole: Japon

→ Italian: Giappone

→ Khmer: ជប៉ុន (cĕəʼpon)

⇒ Lombard: Gjapon

→ Norman: Japon

→ Persian:

Iranian Persian: ژاپُن (žâpon)

⇒ Piedmontese: Giapon

→ Rade: Za pô nê (via japonais)

→ Turkish: Japon

→ Venetan: Giapòn

From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”).

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


Allemagne

→ Ottoman Turkish: آلمانیه (Almanya)

> Turkish: Almanya (inherited)

→ Northern Kurdish: Almanya

→ Abkhaz: алман (alman)

→ Persian:

Dari: آلْمَان (ālmān)

Iranian Persian: آلمان (âlmân)

Tajik: Олмон (Olmon)

→ Vietnamese: An Lê Mân

→ Malagasy: Alemaina

Inherited from Old French Alemaigne, from Latin Alemannia. Compare Portuguese Alemanha, Spanish Alemania, English Almain.

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


Maurice

→ English: Maurice

→ English: Morris

→ Persian: موریس (moris)

Mauritius (a country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)


Angleterre

desctree

Italian: Inghilterra
→ Arabic: إِنْجِلْتِرَا (ʔinjiltirā)
→ Maltese: Ingilterra
→ Ottoman Turkish: انكلتره
> Turkish: İngiltere (inherited)
→ Azerbaijani: İngiltərə

/ɑ̃.ɡlə.tɛʁ/

Inherited from Middle French Angleterre, Engleterre, from Old French Engleterre, calque of Old English Engla land.

(informal, often proscribed) Britain, United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Éthiopie

→ Khmer: អេត្យូពី (ʼeetyoupii)

desc

→ Lao: ເອທິໂອປີ (ʼē thi ʼō pī)

→ Lao: ເອທິໂອປີ (ʼē thi ʼō pī)

→ Persian: اتیوپی (etyupi)

Learned borrowing from Latin Aethiopia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía).

Ethiopie (alternative)
Æthiopie (alternative obsolete)


Argentine

→? Japanese: アルゼンチン (Aruzenchin)

→ Persian: آرژانتین (âržântin)


Chili

→ Persian: شیلی (šili)


Chine

From Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”), compound of چین (čin, “China”) and the suffix ـی (-i), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna).


Égypte

Antillean Creole: Ejip, Éjip

Haitian Creole: Ejip

Bourbonnais Creole:

Réunion Creole French: Ézip

→ Breton: Egipt

→ Jarai: čar Êjĭp

→ Khmer: អេហ្ស៊ីប (ʼeeziip)

→ Lao: ເອຢິບ (ʼē yip)

→ Lingala: Ejipte

→ Malagasy: Ejipta

→ Romanian: Egipt

Inherited from Middle French Egypte, from Old French Egypte, borrowed from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).

Egypte (alternative)
Ægypte (alternative archaic)

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Côte d'Ivoire

Japanese: コートジボワール (Kōto Jibowāru)

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Bhoutan

→ Breton: Bhoutan

→ English: Bhutan (see there for further descendants)

→ Khmer: ប៊ូតង់ (buutɑng)

→ Lao: ບູຕັງ (bū tang)

Probably borrowed from Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān), from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta, “Tibet”, literally “end of Tibet”); probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”). Traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोटान्त (bhoṭānta), but that word is probably a Prakritism.

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


Fidji

Ultimately from Fijian Viti Levu (“Great Viti”).

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Katar

Alternative form of Qatar: Qatar (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Liban

From Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

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


États-Unis

→ Persian: اتازونی (etâzuni)

Haitian Creole: Etazini

From États (“states”) + unis (“united”), calque of English United States.

Les États-Unis sont un grand pays.

United States (a country in North America)


Islande

→ Greek: Ισλανδία f (Islandía)

→ Persian: ایسلند (island)

Borrowed from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse íss (“ice”) + land (“land, country”).

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Lettonie

→ Persian: لتونی (letoni)

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


Albanie

→ Persian: آلبانی (âlbâni)

→ Vietnamese: An-ba-ni

Mauritian Creole: Albani


Viêt Nam

Alternative spelling of Vietnam: Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)


Etats-Unis

Alternative spelling of États-Unis (“United States (a country in North America)”)


Espagne

⇒ Haitian Creole: Espay

→ Khmer: អេស្ប៉ាញ (ʼeespaañ)

desc

→ Lao: ເອັສປາຍ (ē ʼas pāi)

→ Lao: ເອັສປາຍ (ē ʼas pāi)

Inherited from Old French Espangne, Espaigne, from Latin Hispānia. The /s/ was preserved or reinstated under learned influence (instead of expected *Épagne).

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


Suisse

→ Chinese: 瑞士 (Ruìshì)

→ Japanese: スイス (Suisu)

→ Korean: 스위스 (seuwiseu)

→ Persian: سوئیس (su'is)

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Israël

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


Egypte

Alternative form of Égypte: Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Grande-Bretagne

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Royaume-Uni

le Royaume-Uni (canonical masculine)
RU (alternative initialism)
R.-U. (alternative initialism)

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord#French

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe; official name: Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord)


Siam

(historical) Siam (former name of Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia)


Dominique

Borrowed from Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Soudan

Borrowed from Arabic سُودَان (sūdān, “black people”, plural of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad)).

bor+

plural of <i class="Arab mention" lang="ar">أَسْوَد</i> (ʔaswad)

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Russie

→ Malagasy: Rosia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Russi, alternatively from russe + -ie.

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


Estonie

→ Persian: استونی (estoni)

Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)


Andorre

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


Finlande

→ Persian: فنلاند (fanlând)

Haitian Creole: Fenlann


Cambodge

→ English: Cambodia

→ Persian: کامبوج (kâmboj)

desctree

→ Russian: Камбоджа (Kambodža)
→ Turkmen: Kamboja
→ Tajik: Камбоҷа (Kamboja)
→ Uyghur: كامبودژا (kambodzha)
→ Kyrgyz: Камбожа (Kamboja)

→ Vietnamese: Cam Bốt

Borrowed from Middle Khmer Kambuja (Modern Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə)).


Hollande

(colloquial, by extension) Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


Pays-Bas

les Pays-Bas (canonical masculine plural)

From pays (“land, country”) + bas (“low, nether”), a calque of Dutch Nederland. Compare the obsolete borrowing Néerlande.

af

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

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)


Lituanie

→ Persian: لیتوانی (litvâni)

desc

→ Lao: ລີຕົວນີ (lī tūa nī)

→ Lao: ລີຕົວນີ (lī tūa nī)

→ Khmer: លីទុយអានី (liituyʼaanii)

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Suède

→ Persian: سوئد (su'ed)

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Australie

Literally, “the southern land”, from Latin australis (“southern”).

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)


Amérique

Haitian Creole: Amerik

United States of America
United States of America#English

États-Unis d'Amérique
États-Unis d'Amérique#French

(informal, by ellipsis, metonymic) America, United States of America (a country in North America; in full, États-Unis d'Amérique)


États-Unis d'Amérique

fr-proper noun

États-Unis d'Amérique m pl (plural only)

Calque of English United States of America.

calque

United States of America (a country in North America)


Bulgarie

→ Vietnamese: Bun-ga-ri

From Latin Bulgaria; alternatively, bulgare + -ie.

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Bolivie

→ Persian: بولیوی (bolivi)


Arménie

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


Brésil

→ Persian: برزیل (berezil)

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


Croatie

→ Persian: کرواسی (korovâsi)

→ Khmer: ក្រូអាស៊ី (krouʼaasii)

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

La République de Croatie
La République de Croatie#French

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe; official name: La République de Croatie)


Grèce

Inherited from Old French Grece, from Latin Graecia


Irlande

Haitian Creole: Ilann

→ Greek: Ιρλανδία (Irlandía)

→ Persian: ایرلند (irland)

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


Macédoine

Inherited from Old French Macedoine, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin Macedonia, from Ancient Greek Μακεδονία (Makedonía, “Macedonia”), which see for more.

der

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


Mexique

Antillean Creole: Meksik

Haitian Creole: Meksik

desc

→ Arabic: المكسيك

→ Arabic: المكسيك

→ Persian: مکزیک (mekzik)

→ Khmer: ម៉ិចស៊ិក (məcsɨk)

→ Norman: Mexique

→ Romanian: Mexic

Borrowed from Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.


Norvège

→ Arabic: النرويج (an-nurwīj)

→ Persian: نروژ (norvež)

→ Ottoman Turkish: نرويج (Norvec)

> Turkish: Norveç (inherited)

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


Turquie

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Turcia, Turchia; alternatively from turc + -ie.

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Maroc

→ Arabic: الْمَرُوك (al-marūk)


Bénin

→ Japanese: ベナン (Benan)

Benin (a country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey)


Corée du Nord

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Corée du Nord.wav

North Korea (a country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)


Syrie

→ Khmer: ស៊ីរី (siirii)

→ Vietnamese: Xi-ri

From Latin Syria, from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Holonym: Proche-Orient

Meronym: Cœlé-Syrie

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


Slovénie

→ Persian: اسلوونی (esloveni)

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


Slovaquie

→ Persian: اسلواکی (eslovâki)


Serbie

From Latin Serbia; alternatively, serbe + -ie.

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


Nioué

Niue (an island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)


Monténégro

→ Persian: مونتهنگرو (monte-negro)

Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (literally “black mountain”), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra / Цр̑на̄ Го̀ра, referring to Mount Lovćen.

bor+

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


Libye

→ Persian: لیبی (libi)


Jamaïque

Haitian Creole: Jamayik

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Grenade

English: Grenada

Borrowed from Spanish Granada (city, region; island), from Arabic غَرْنَاطَة (Ḡarnāṭa, initially a suburb of the city, then city, region).

der

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Érythrée

l'Érythrée (canonical feminine)
Erythrée (alternative)

Haitian Creole: Eritre

→ Persian: اریتره (eritre)

→ Turkish: Eritre

From Latin erythraeus, as it was used in Erythraeum mare (“the Erythraean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”). The second sense is a semantic loan from Italian l'Eritrea, first used in Italian as an ellipsis of la Colonia eritrea (“Italian Eritrea”, literally “the Erythraean colony”).

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Indonésie

→ Persian: اندونزی (andonezi)

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


Géorgie

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)


Corée du Sud

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Corée du Sud.wav

South Korea (a country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula)


Brunéi

Alternative spelling of Brunei: Brunei (a country in Southeast Asia)


Bosnie-Herzégovine

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

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


Bosnie

→ Khmer: បូស៊្នី (bousnii)

→ Persian: بوسنی (bosni)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)


Jordanie

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


Kirghizistan

Kirghizstan (alternative)
Kirghizie (alternative)

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


Koweït

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


Népal

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


Malaisie

→ Persian: مالزی (mâlezi)


Somalie

→ Persian: سومالی (somâli)

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


Singapour

→ Indonesian: (colloquial) Singapur

→ Persian: سنگاپور (sangâpur)

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))


Thaïlande

Haitian Creole: Tayilann


Moldavie

Persian: مولداوی (moldâvi)

From Moldave + -ie, from Latin Moldavia.


Barbade

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Comores

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


Cap Vert

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Bahreïn

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn).

bor+

الْبَحْرَيْن

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


Afrique du Sud

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Guinée-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau (a country in West Africa)


Biélorussie

Borrowed from Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija).


Mauritanie

→ Persian: موریتانی (muritâni)


Micronésie

Micronesia (a country consisting of about 2000 islands in the Micronesia region)


Ouganda

From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”).


République tchèque

Czech Republic
Czech Republic#English:_Q213

Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


Nouvelle-Zélande

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


Arabie saoudite

Arabie Saoudite (alternative)
Arabie séoudite (alternative)
Arabie Séoudite (alternative)

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


Azerbaïdjan

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آذربایجان (Azerbaycan), from Classical Persian آذَرْبَایْجَان (āzarbāyjān).

der

آذَرْبَایْجَان

[from 20th c.] Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


Yémen

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


Taïwan

Anping District
Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
fr:Taïwan

Tayovan (alternative historical obsolete)

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


Trinité-et-Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English:_Q754

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands and several smaller islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela)


Sainte-Lucie

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Antigua-et-Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English:_Q781

Antigua and Barbuda (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda)


Timor oriental

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


Saint-Marin

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


Guinée équatoriale

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea#English:_Q983

Equatorial Guinea (a country in Central Africa)


Palaos

Ultimately from Palauan Belau (“Palau”).

Palau (a country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania)


EAU

Émirats arabes unis
Émirats arabes unis#French

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

initialism of Émirats arabes unis (= United Arab Emirates), a country in West Asia, in the Middle East: UAE


République centrafricaine

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


République dominicaine

Haitian Creole: Repiblik dominikèn

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English:_Q786

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


République Démocratique du Congo

République démocratique du Congo
République démocratique du Congo#French

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

Alternative letter-case form of République démocratique du Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo)


Sao Tomé-et-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)


Tchéquie

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


Sahara occidental

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)


îles Cook

Cook Islands
Cook Islands#English:_Q26988

Cook Islands (an archipelago and self-governing country in Oceania, in free association with New Zealand)


Cap-Vert

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English:_Q763

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country comprising the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean)


Turkménistan

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


ARYM

Acronym of Ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine.

Ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine#French

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

(historical) acronym of Ancienne République yougoslave de Macédoine (= former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), former long form of North Macedonia, a country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula: FYROM


République d'Irlande

la République d'Irlande (canonical feminine)

Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland#English:_Q27

Republic of Ireland (long form of Ireland, an island country in northwestern Europe)


Émirats arabes unis

Emirats arabes unis (alternative)
Émirats Arabes Unis (alternative)

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Émirats arabes unis.wav

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

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


ÉAU

(rare) initialism of Émirats arabes unis (= United Arab Emirates), a country in West Asia, in the Middle East: UAE


Abomey

(dated) Dahomey (former name of Benin, a country in West Africa)


République française

la République française (canonical feminine)

French Republic
French Republic#English:_Q142

French Republic (official name of France, a country in Western Europe)


République du Congo

From république (“republic”) (ultimately from Latin res publica (“public affairs, commonwealth”)) + du (“of the”) + Congo (from a native Congolese language).

uder

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

Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, the smaller of the two countries named Congo)


fr-proper noun

le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord m

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)

fr:Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord


Bouroundi

rare spelling of Burundi (“Burundi (a country in East Africa)”)


Ethiopie

Alternative form of Éthiopie: Ethiopia (a country in East Africa)


Kirghizstan

Alternative form of Kirghizistan: Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)


Lithuanie

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


Abyssinie

(historical) Abyssinia (former name of Ethiopia, a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century)


Ceylan

(historical) Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka, an island country in South Asia)


République fédérale d'Allemagne

Federal Republic of Germany#English:_Q183

(1990–today) Federal Republic of Germany (official name of Germany, a country in Central Europe, reunified with the former East Germany)


Royaume de Belgique

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Royaume de Belgique.wav

Kingdom of Belgium
Kingdom of Belgium#English:_Q31

Kingdom of Belgium (official name of Belgium, a country in Western Europe)


Haute-Volta

Upper Volta (former name of Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, used from 1958-1984)


République démocratique du Congo

République Démocratique du Congo (alternative)

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-République Démocratique du Congo.wav

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English:_Q974

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


Bélize

Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)


Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines

Saint-Vincent-et-Grenadines m pl (plural only)

Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines (alternative)
St.-Vincent-et-Grenadines (alternative)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English:_Q757

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Saint Vincent and the island chain of the Grenadines)


Germanie

(rare) Germany (a country in Central Europe)


Centrafrique

Central African Republic
Central African Republic#English:_Q929

Central African Republic (a country in Central Africa)


République d'Afrique du Sud

Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa#English:_Q258

Republic of South Africa (official name of South Africa, a country in Southern Africa)


Etats-Unis d'Amérique

Etats-Unis d'Amérique m pl (plural only)

États-Unis d'Amérique
États-Unis d'Amérique#French

United States of America
United States of America#English

Alternative form of États-Unis d'Amérique: United States of America (a country in North America)


République populaire de Chine

LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-République populaire de Chine.wav

People's Republic of China#English:_Q148

People's Republic of China (official name of China, a country in East Asia)


République de Chine

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-République de Chine.wav

Republic of China
Republic of China#English:_Q865

Republic of China (official name of Taiwan, a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949)


Bosnie-et-Herzégovine

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)


ÉUA

initialism of États-Unis d'Amérique (= United States of America), a country in North America: USA


Arabie Saoudite

Alternative form of Arabie saoudite: Saudi Arabia (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Kampuchéa

Transliteration of Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə). Doublet of Cambodge.

translit

(historical) Kampuchea (former name of Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia, used from 1975 to 1989)


République de Croatie

Republic of Croatia
Republic of Croatia#English:_Q224

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Republic of Croatia (official name of Croatia, a country in Southeastern Europe)


TCH

(sports) Abbreviation of Tchéquie.: Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


RPDC

République populaire démocratique de Corée#French

DPRK (initialism of République populaire démocratique de Corée (“Democratic People's Republic of Korea”), official name of North Korea, a country in East Asia)


fr-proper noun

République populaire démocratique de Corée f

/ʁe.py.blik pɔ.py.lɛʁ de.mɔ.kʁa.tik də kɔ.ʁe/

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-République populaire démocratique de Corée.wav

Democratic People's Republic of Korea#English:_Q423

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (official name of North Korea, a country in East Asia)


République arabe syrienne

Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic#English:_Q858

Syrian Arab Republic (official name of Syria, a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


République islamique d'Iran

République islamique d’Iran (canonical feminine)

Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran#English:_Q794

Islamic Republic of Iran (official name of Iran, a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


É.-U.

L'actuelle vice-présidente des É.-U., c'est Kamala Harris.

The current vice-president of the US is Kamala Harris.

initialism of États-Unis (= United States), a country in North America: US


République de Corée

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-République de Corée.wav

Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea#English:_Q884

Republic of Korea (official name of South Korea, a country in East Asia)


Macédoine du Nord

LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Macédoine du Nord.wav

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

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


Vénézuéla

Alternative form of Venezuela: Venezuela (a country in South America)


État de la Cité du Vatican

LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-État de la Cité du Vatican.wav

Vatican City State
Vatican City State#English:_Q237

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


Îles Salomon

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)


États confédérés d'Amérique

États confédérés d'Amérique f pl (plural only)

Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America


Royaume d'Espagne

Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Spain#English:_Q29

Kingdom of Spain (official name of Spain, a country in Southern Europe)


État de Palestine

l'État de Palestine (canonical feminine)

State of Palestine
State of Palestine#English:_Q219060

State of Palestine (official name of Palestine, a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Cité du Vatican

LL-Q150 (fra)-Ncfavier-Cité du Vatican.wav

Partial calque of Italian Città del Vaticano, from Latin Cīvitās Vāticāna.

pcal

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


État palestinien

l'État palestinien (canonical masculine)


fr-proper noun

République algérienne démocratique et populaire f

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria#English:_Q262

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (official name of Algeria, a country in North Africa)


Antigue-et-Barbude

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English:_Q781

Alternative form of Antigua-et-Barbuda: Antigua and Barbuda (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda)