ירושלים

/jərʊʃɔˈɫajəm/

/jərɪʃʊˈɫajəm/

From Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.

bor

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

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


מצרים

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


אויסטראַליע

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אויסטראַליע • (oystralye)

/ɔɪ̯sˈtʀaʎjə/

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)


אַמעריקע

From a Latinized form of the forename of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). Compare German Amerika.

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)


אַרגענטינע

אַרגענטינע • (argentine)

/aʁɡɛnˈtɪnə/


מעקסיקע

From Spanish México, from Classical Nahuatl Mēxihco.


פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן • (fareynikte shtatn) m pl

yi-proper noun

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן

United States (a country in North America)

en-פֿאַראייניקטע_שטאַטן-yi-name-MJ-06nzl


קאַנאַדע

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קאַנאַדע • (kanade) f

yi-proper noun

קאַנאַדע • (kanade) f

From French Canada, from Laurentian kanata (“village, settlement”).


שווייץ

די שווייץ (canonical)
di shveyts (romanization)

From German Schweiz, from Alemannic German Schwiiz.

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


מגנצא

Mainz (the capital city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)


מעטשעט

yi-noun

מעטשעט • (metshet) m, plural מעטשעטן (metshetn)

metshet (romanization)
metshetn (romanization)

From Polish meczet, Russian and Ukrainian мече́ть (mečétʹ), from a Turkic language (compare Kazakh мешіт (meşıt), Tatar мәчет (mäçet), Turkish mescit, Turkmen metjit), ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


בריסל

From German Brüssel, from either Middle Dutch or Modern Dutch Brussel.


יהודה

bor

Hebrew יְהוּדָה

(biblical) Judah, Judea (a traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel)


ציריך

tsirikh (romanization)
צירעך (alternative)

From Old High German Zurih, from Latin Turicum. Compare Alemannic German Züri, German Zürich.

Zurich (the capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland)


שול

yi-noun

שול • (shul) f, plural שולן (shuln), diminutive שולכן (shulkhn) or שולכל (shulkhl)

shul (romanization)
shuln (romanization)
shulkhn (romanization)
shulkhl (romanization)

→ English: shul

→ Spanish: shul

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of שולע (shule).


ניו־יאָרק

nyu-york (romanization)
ניו יאָרק (alternative)

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey)


שאָטלאַנד

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


שפּאַניע

Ultimately from Latin Hispānia; according to the Etymological Dictionary of the Yiddish Language by Alexander Beider, descended via Ladino Espanya.

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


פֿראַנקרײַך

/ˈfʁaŋkʁaɪ̯χ/

From Middle High German Frankreich, from Old High German Franko (“Frank”, noun) + rīhhi (“power, might, empire”). Cognate with German Frankreich.

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


עסן

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

Essen (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


מישיגן

מישיגען מישיגען#Yiddish

alternative form of מישיגען (mishigen):
Michigan (a state of the United States)

מישיגען מישיגען#Yiddish

Michigan, Lake Michigan (a large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana)


פּאָרטוגאַל

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פּאָרטוגאַל • (Portugal) n


פּוילן

Inherited from Middle High German Polen, Polēnen. Compare German Polen, Pohlen.


דײַטשלאַנד

From Middle High German Diutschlant, compound word formed from phrasings like diutsch lant n, diutsche lant n, in diutscheme lande n, ze diutischeme lande n, (in) diutschiu lant n pl. The adjective דײַטש (daytsh) is from Middle High German diutsc, diutisch, diutsch, tiutsch, tiusch, from Old High German diutisc (“of the people”)). Essentially דײַטש (daytsh, “German”) + לאַנד (land, “country”).

af

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


גאַליציע

Galitsie (romanization)
Galitsye (romanization)

Galicia (former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine)


ביאַלאָסטאָק

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ביאַלאָסטאָק • (Byalostok)

Byalostok (romanization)
ביאָלאָסטאָק (alternative)
ביאַליסטאָק (alternative)

Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship#English

Białystok (the capital city of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)


אַלבאַניע

אַלבאַניע • (albanye) ?

yi-proper noun

אַלבאַניע • (albanye) ?

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


סיני

bor

Hebrew סִינַי


ישׂראל

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


רוסלאַנד

רוס (rus) + לאַנד (land). Compare German Russland.

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


ליטע

Borrowed from Lithuanian Lietuvà, from a Slavic language.

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


אוקראַיִנע

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אוקראַיִנע • (ukraine) f

yi-proper noun

אוקראַיִנע • (ukraine) f

ukraine (romanization)
אוקראַיִן (alternative)
אוקרײַן (alternative)
אוקרײַנע (alternative)

Borrowed from Ukrainian Україна (Ukrajina), from Old East Slavic оукраина (ukraina, “boundary, borderland”).

der

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

yi:אוקראַיִנע


איטאַליע

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איטאַליע • (italye) f

yi-proper noun

איטאַליע • (italye) f


גריכנלאַנד

/ˈɡʁɪχˌɫand/


ביראָבידזשאַן

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ביראָבידזשאַן • (birobidzhan) n

yi-proper noun

ביראָבידזשאַן • (birobidzhan) n

birobidzhan (romanization)
בירעבידזשאַן (alternative)

Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Jewish Autonomous Oblast#English

Birobidzhan (a town, the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia)

yi:ביראָבידזשאַן


כינע

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


תּל־אָבֿיבֿ

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תּל־אָבֿיבֿ • (tel-aviv) n

yi-proper noun

תּל־אָבֿיבֿ • (tel-aviv) n

tel-aviv (romanization)
תּל אָבֿיבֿ (alternative)

יצחק וווינט מיט זײַן ווײַב און פֿינף קינדער אין צפֿון פֿון תּל־אָבֿיבֿ.

yitskhok voynt mit zayn vayb un finf kinder in tsofn fun tel-oviv.

Isaac lives with his wife and five children north of Tel Aviv.


מאָסקווע

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מאָסקווע • (moskve) f

yi-proper noun

מאָסקווע • (moskve) f

Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)

Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)


בערלין

Berlin (the capital and largest city of Germany)

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


בעלאָרוסיע

Borrowed from Russian Белору́ссия (Belorússija).


ווײַסרוסלאַנד

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ווײַסרוסלאַנד • (vaysrusland) n

yi-proper noun

ווײַסרוסלאַנד • (vaysrusland) n

ווײַס (vays, “white”) + רוסלאַנד (rusland, “Russia”)


עסטלאַנד

estland (romanization)
עסטאָניע (alternative)

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


ליכטנשטיין

/ˈɫɪχtn̩ˌʃtɛɪ̯n/

Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)


אַרמעניע

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


איסלאַנד

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איסלאַנד • (island) n

yi-proper noun

איסלאַנד • (island) n

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

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


שוועדן

Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


פֿינלאַנד

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פֿינלאַנד • (finland) n

yi-proper noun

פֿינלאַנד • (finland) n

yi:פֿינלאַנד


טאַדזשיקיסטאַן

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טאַדזשיקיסטאַן • (tadzhikistan) n

yi-proper noun

טאַדזשיקיסטאַן • (tadzhikistan) n


איראַק

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איראַק • (irak) n

yi-proper noun

איראַק • (irak) n

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


קובא

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


גרוזיע

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)


מאָלדאַווע

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מאָלדאַווע • (moldave) n

yi-proper noun

מאָלדאַווע • (moldave) n

yi:מאָלדאַווע


מאַראָקאָ

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מאַראָקאָ • (maroko) n

yi-proper noun

מאַראָקאָ • (maroko) n

yi:מאַראָקאָ


יאַפּאַן

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יאַפּאַן • (yapan) n

yi-proper noun

יאַפּאַן • (yapan) n

→ Hebrew: יפן (yapan)

From German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún).

Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


אָהײַאָ

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אָהײַאָ • (ohayo)

ohayo (romanization)
אָהאַיאָ (alternative)


רוים

From Middle High German Rōme, from Old High German Rōma, a relatinisation of Rūma, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu. Compare German Rom.

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)


איראַן

איראַן • (iran) ?

yi-proper noun

איראַן • (iran) ?

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


בולגאַריע

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


וויעטנאַם

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וויעטנאַם • (vyetnam) n

yi-proper noun

וויעטנאַם • (vyetnam) n


באָסניע און הערצעגאָווינע

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באָסניע און הערצעגאָווינע • (bosnye un hertsegovine) f

/ˈbɔsnjə ʊn hɛʁt͡səˈɡɔvɪnə/

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English:_Q225

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

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

en-באָסניע_און_הערצעגאָווינע-yi-name-SVjhEFzJ


באָסניע

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

באָסניע און הערצעגאָווינע
באָסניע און הערצעגאָווינע#Yiddish

Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, באָסניע און הערצעגאָווינע (bosnye un hertsegovine))


הערצעגאָווינע

Herzegovina (a historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina)


סאָראָקע

סאָראָקע • (soroke) ?

yi-proper noun

סאָראָקע • (soroke) ?

soroke (romanization)
סאַראָקע (alternative)


האָליוווּד

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האָליוווּד • (holivud) m

yi-proper noun

האָליוווּד • (holivud) m


גענף

Geneva (the capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland)


קאָוונע

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קאָוונע • (kovne) f

yi-proper noun

קאָוונע • (kovne) f

Ultimately from Lithuanian Kaunas. Compare Belarusian Ко́ўна (Kóŭna), Polish Kowno.


טשערנאָוויץ

Chernivtsi (a city, the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine)


פּויזן

Compare German Posen. Diphthong may be explained as inheritance from a Middle High German *pō-, similar to פּוילן (poyln).

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship#English

Poznań (the capital city of Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)


פֿילאַדעלפֿיע

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פֿילאַדעלפֿיע • (filadelfye) f

yi-proper noun

פֿילאַדעלפֿיע • (filadelfye) f

Philadelphia (the largest city in Pennsylvania, United States)


שיקאַגאָ

From English Chicago, from French Chécagou, from Miami šikaakwa (“wild leek, ramp; striped skunk”).

der

Chicago (a major city in Illinois, United States)


באָסטאָן

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באָסטאָן • (boston) m

yi-proper noun

באָסטאָן • (boston) m

Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)


לאָס־אַנדזשעלעס

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לאָס־אַנדזשעלעס • (los-andzheles) ?

yi-proper noun

לאָס־אַנדזשעלעס • (los-andzheles) ?

Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)


סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ

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סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ

סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ • (san frantsisko) ?

yi-proper noun

סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ

סאַן פֿראַנציסקאָ • (san frantsisko) ?


בוענאָס־אײַרעס

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בוענאָס־אײַרעס • (buenos-ayres) ?

yi-proper noun

בוענאָס־אײַרעס • (buenos-ayres) ?

buenos-ayres (romanization)
בוענאָס אײַרעס (alternative)

Buenos Aires (the capital city of Argentina)


טאָראָנטאָ

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טאָראָנטאָ • (toronto) ?

yi-proper noun

טאָראָנטאָ • (toronto) ?

Toronto (the capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city in Canada)


פּאַריז

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פּאַריז • (pariz) n

yi-proper noun

פּאַריז • (pariz) n

pariz (romanization)
פּאַריס (alternative)

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


קיִעוו

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קיִעוו • (kiev) n

yi-proper noun

קיִעוו • (kiev) n


לובלין

Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship#English

Lublin (the capital city of Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)


טערקײַ

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

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


סטאַמבול

stambul (romanization)
איסטאַנבול (alternative)


מאַדריד

Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid#English

autonomous community
autonomous community

Madrid, Community of Madrid (an autonomous community of Spain)

Madrid (a province of the Community of Madrid, Spain)


לאָנדאָן

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לאָנדאָן • (london) ?

yi-proper noun

לאָנדאָן • (london) ?

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


ענגלאַנד

England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


וויילז

Wales (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


קעלן

Ultimately from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”), which see German Köln.

der

Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)


קראָקע

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship#English

Krakow (a city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole)


מינכן

Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)


שטראַסבורג

shtrasburg (romanization)
סטראַסבורג (alternative)

Strasbourg (the capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est)


סטראַסבורג

שטראַסבורג שטראַסבורג#Yiddish

alternative form of שטראַסבורג (shtrasburg, “Strasbourg”), the capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est


באַזל

Basel (the capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland)


זשיטאָמיר

Zhytomyr (a city, the administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine)


אָדעס

Odessa (a port city, the administrative center of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine)


פּראַג

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פּראַג • (prag) ?

yi-proper noun

פּראַג • (prag) ?

prag (romanization)
פּראָג (alternative)

Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic)


פֿראַנקפֿורט

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פֿראַנקפֿורט • (frankfurt) ?

yi-proper noun

פֿראַנקפֿורט • (frankfurt) ?

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main (the largest city in Hesse, in central Germany)

Frankfurt, Frankfurt-an-der-Oder (a sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany)


לאָדזש

Lodz Voivodeship
Lodz Voivodeship#English

Łódź (the capital city of Lodz Voivodeship, Poland)


ווענעציע

Venice (the capital city of Veneto, Italy)


אַמסטערדאַם

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אַמסטערדאַם • (amsterdam) n

yi-proper noun

אַמסטערדאַם • (amsterdam) n

Amsterdam (the capital city of the Netherlands)


מאַנטשעסטער

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)


ברוקלין

Brooklyn (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


מאַנהעטן

From English Manhattan, from Unami mënatay or Munsee munahan (“island”).

Manhattan (a borough and island of New York City, New York, United States)


וויליאַמסבורג

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וויליאַמסבורג • (vilyamsburg) ?

yi-proper noun

וויליאַמסבורג • (vilyamsburg) ?

Williamsburg (a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York)

yi:וויליאמסבורג, ברוקלין


פּעטערבורג

Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg#English:_Q656

Saint Petersburg (a federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918)


לענינגראַד

(historical) Leningrad (the former name (from 1924-1991) of Saint Petersburg, a major city in Russia)


וואָלגאָגראַד

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וואָלגאָגראַד • (volgograd) ?

yi-proper noun

וואָלגאָגראַד • (volgograd) ?

Volgograd (an oblast in southwestern Russia)

Volgograd (a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia)


סטאַלינגראַד

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סטאַלינגראַד • (stalingrad) ?

yi-proper noun

סטאַלינגראַד • (stalingrad) ?

(historical) Stalingrad (former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961)


אירלאַנד

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אירלאַנד • (irland) n

yi-proper noun

אירלאַנד • (irland) n

Ireland (an island and country in northwestern Europe)


בישקעק

Bishkek (the capital city of Kyrgyzstan)


תּימן

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


סלאָוואַקיע

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סלאָוואַקיע • (slovakye) f

yi-proper noun

סלאָוואַקיע • (slovakye) f


ברעסלוי

Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship#English

Wrocław (the capital city of Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)


בראַטיסלאַוואַ

head

בראַטיסלאַוואַ • (bratislava) ?

yi-proper noun

בראַטיסלאַוואַ • (bratislava) ?

bratislava (romanization)
בראַטיסלאַווע (alternative)

Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


פּרעסבורג

presburg (romanization)
פּרעשבורג (alternative)

(historical) Pressburg (former name of Bratislava: the capital city of Slovakia)


פּרעשבורג

פּרעסבורג פּרעסבורג#Yiddish

alternative form of פּרעסבורג (presburg): (historical) Pressburg (former name of Bratislava: the capital city of Slovakia)


עסטרײַך

/ˈɛstˌʁaɪ̯χ/


מאָנאַקאָ

head

מאָנאַקאָ • (monako) ?

yi-proper noun

מאָנאַקאָ • (monako) ?


בבֿל

bor

Hebrew בָּבֶל

(historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

(historical) Babylonia (an ancient empire and geographic region of Mesopotamia, existing from 1850 BCE to 539 BCE, based around the city of Babylon; at its maximum extent, covering parts of modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and Iran)


ניו אָרלינס

New Orleans (a city in Louisiana, United States)


כעלעם

khelem (romanization)
כעלם (alternative)


האַמבורג

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)

Hamburg (a state of Germany containing the city of the same name)


בעלז

belz (romanization)
בעלץ (alternative)
בעלזאָ (alternative)
בעלדז (alternative)

Belz (a small city in Ukraine, on the border of Poland)


לעטלאַנד

Latvia (a country in northeastern Europe)


לאַטוויע

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לאַטוויע • (latvye) f

yi-proper noun

לאַטוויע • (latvye) f


ירושלים דליטע

head

ירושלים דליטע

yi-proper noun

ירושלים דליטע

yerusholayem dlite (romanization)
ירושלים ד׳ליטע (alternative)

/jəˌʁʊʃɔˈɫajəm‿ˈdɫitə/

Literally, "the Jerusalem of Lithuania", from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (yerushalayim), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic דְּ־ (d'), and Yiddish ליטע (lite).

der

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania, especially the Jewish portion of the city before World War Two)


סיריע

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


מדינת־ישׂראל

From Hebrew מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל.

מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל

Hebrew מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל

State of Israel
State of Israel#English:_Q801

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


טראַנסילוואַניע

head

טראַנסילוואַניע • (transilvanye) f

yi-proper noun

טראַנסילוואַניע • (transilvanye) f

Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)


וואָלין

head

וואָלין • (volin) ?

yi-proper noun

וואָלין • (volin) ?

(historical) Volhynia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus)


בראַזיל

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


אורוגווײַ

head

אורוגווײַ • (urugvay) ?

yi-proper noun

אורוגווײַ • (urugvay) ?


גרויסבריטאַניע

groysbritanye (romanization)
גרויס־בריטאַניע (alternative)

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)


דעטרויט

Detroit (a city in Michigan, United States)


מאָנטרעאָל

head

מאָנטרעאָל • (montreol) ?

yi-proper noun

מאָנטרעאָל • (montreol) ?

montreol (romanization)
מאָנטרעאַל (alternative)

Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)


מאָנטרעאַל

head

מאָנטרעאַל • (montreal) ?

yi-proper noun

מאָנטרעאַל • (montreal) ?

מאָנטרעאָל מאָנטרעאָל#Yiddish

alternative form of מאָנטרעאָל (montreol): Montreal (an island on which is situated the largest city in Quebec, Canada)


אײַאָוואַ

head

אײַאָוואַ • (ayova) ?

yi-proper noun

אײַאָוואַ • (ayova) ?

ayova (romanization)
אײַאָווע (alternative)

Iowa (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


אײַאָווע

head

אײַאָווע • (ayove) ?

yi-proper noun

אײַאָווע • (ayove) ?

אײַאָוואַ אײַאָוואַ#Yiddish

alternative form of אײַאָוואַ (ayova): Iowa (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


אײַדאַהאָ

head

אײַדאַהאָ • (aydaho)

aydaho (romanization)
אײַדעהאָ (alternative)

Idaho (a state in the western United States)


אילינאָי

אילינאָי • (ilinoy)

ilinoy (romanization)
אילינוי (alternative)

Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)


אילינוי

אילינוי • (ilinoy)

אילינאָי אילינאָי#Yiddish

alternative spelling of אילינאָי (ilinoy): Illinois (a state of the United States, named for the people)


אינדיאַנאַ

אינדיאַנאַ • (indyana)

indyana (romanization)
אינדיאַנע (alternative)


אַלאַבאַמאַ

אַלאַבאַמאַ • (alabama)


אַלאַסקאַ

אַלאַסקאַ • (alaska)

alaska (romanization)
אַלאַסקע (alternative)

Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


אָקלאַהאָמאַ

אָקלאַהאָמאַ • (oklahoma)

Oklahoma (a state in the central United States, formerly a territory)


אַריזאָנאַ

אַריזאָנאַ • (arizona)

arizona (romanization)
אַריזאָנע (alternative)

Arizona (a state in the southwestern United States, established 1912)


אָרעגאָן

אָרעגאָן • (oregon)

Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest#English

Oregon (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


אַרקענסאָ

אַרקענסאָ • (arkenso)

arkenso (romanization)
אַרקאַנסאָ (alternative)

Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)


אַרקאַנסאָ

אַרקאַנסאָ • (arkanso)

אַרקענסאָ אַרקענסאָ#Yiddish

alternative form of אַרקענסאָ (arkenso): Arkansas (a state in the South Central region of the United States)


דזשאָרדזשיע

דזשאָרדזשיע • (dzhordzhye)

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


דעלאַווער

דעלאַווער • (delaver)

Delaware (the first state of the United States)


האַוואַיִ

האַוואַיִ • (havai)

From Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).

der

Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)


וואַשינגטאָן

head

וואַשינגטאָן • (vashington)

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

Washington State
Washington State#English

Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)


ווײַאָמינג

ווײַאָמינג • (vayoming)

Wyoming (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)


וויסקאָנסין

וויסקאָנסין • (viskonsin)

Wisconsin (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


ווירדזשיניע

ווירדזשיניע • (virdzhinye)


וועסט ווירדזשיניע

וועסט ווירדזשיניע • (vest virdzhinye)

West Virginia
West Virginia#English:_Q1371

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


ווערמאָנט

ווערמאָנט • (vermont)


טענעסי

Tennessee (a state of the United States)


טעקסאַס

טעקסאַס • (teksas)

teksas (romanization)
טעקסעס (alternative)

Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)


טעקסעס

טעקסאַס טעקסאַס#Yiddish

alternative form of טעקסאַס (teksas): Texas (a state in the south-central region of the United States)


יוטאַ

יוטאַ • (yuta)

Utah (a state in the western United States)


לויִזיאַנאַ

לויִזיאַנאַ • (luizyana)

luizyana (romanization)
לואיזיאַנאַ (alternative)

Louisiana (a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States)


מאָנטאַנאַ

מאָנטאַנאַ • (montana)

Montana (a state in the Mountain West region of the United States, formerly a territory)


מאַסאַטשוסעטס

מאַסאַטשוסעטס • (masatshusets)

Massachusetts (a state of the United States)


מיזורי

mizuri (romanization)
מיסורי (alternative)

Missouri (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


מינעסאָטאַ

מינעסאָטאַ • (minesota)

Minnesota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


מיסיסיפּי

מיסיסיפּי • (misisipi)

Mississippi (a state of the United States)


מישיגען

mishigen (romanization)
מישיגאַן (alternative)
מישיגן (alternative)


מישיגאַן

מישיגען מישיגען#Yiddish

alternative form of מישיגען (mishigen):
Michigan (a state of the United States)

מישיגען מישיגען#Yiddish

Michigan, Lake Michigan (a large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana)


מעין

Maine (a state of the United States; probably named for the province in France)


מערילאַנד

מערילאַנד • (meriland)

Maryland (a state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland)


נאָרט דאַקאָטאַ

נאָרט דאַקאָטאַ • (nort dakota)

North Dakota
North Dakota#English:_Q1207

North Dakota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


נאָרט קאַראָלײַנאַ

נאָרט קאַראָלײַנאַ • (nort karolayna)

nort karolayna (romanization)
נאָרט קאַראָלײַנע (alternative)

North Carolina
North Carolina#English:_Q1454

North Carolina (a state of the United States, situated on the east coast of the North American mainland north of South Carolina and south of Virginia)


סאַוט דאַקאָטאַ

סאַוט דאַקאָטאַ • (saut dakota)

South Dakota
South Dakota#English:_Q1211

South Dakota (a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States)


סאַוט קאַראָלײַנאַ

סאַוט קאַראָלײַנאַ • (saut karolayna)

saut karolayna (romanization)
סאַוט קאַראָלײַנע (alternative)

South Carolina
South Carolina#English:_Q1456

South Carolina (a state of the United States)


יאָרק

יאָרק • (york)

(slang) New York City (a major city in New York state)


ניו דזשוירזי

nyu dzhoyrzi (romanization)
ניו דזשערזי (alternative)
ניו דזשערסי (alternative)
ניו־דזשערזי (alternative)

New Jersey (a state in the northeastern United States)


ניו האַמפּשיר

ניו האַמפּשיר • (nyu hampshir)

New Hampshire
New Hampshire#English:_Q759

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


ניו מעקסיקאָ

ניו מעקסיקאָ • (nyu meksiko)

ניו מעקסיקא ָ (canonical)
nyu meksiko (romanization)

New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)


נעבראַסקאַ

נעבראַסקאַ • (nebraska)

Nebraska (a state in the Midwestern region of the United States)


נעוואַדאַ

נעוואַדאַ • (nevada)

nevada (romanization)
נעוואַדע (alternative)

Nevada (a state in the western United States)


פּענסילווייניע

פּענסילווייניע • (pensilveynye) f

pensilveynye (romanization)
פּענסילוועניע (alternative)

Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)


פֿלאָרידאַ

פֿלאָרידאַ • (florida)

florida (romanization)
פֿלאָרידע (alternative)


פֿלאָרידע

פֿלאָרידע • (floride)

פֿלאָרידאַ פֿלאָרידאַ#Yiddish

alternative form of פֿלאָרידאַ (florida): Florida (a state of the United States)


קאָלאָראַדאָ

קאָלאָראַדאָ • (kolorado)

Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)


קאַליפֿאָרניע

קאַליפֿאָרניע • (kalifornye)

California (the most populous state of the United States)


קענזעס

kenzes (romanization)
קאַנזאַס (alternative)
קאַנסאַס (alternative)

Kansas (a state of the midwest United States)


קאָנעטיקאָט

קאָנעטיקאָט • (konetikot)

konetikot (romanization)
קאָנעקטיקוט (alternative)

Connecticut (a state in the northeastern United States)


קענטאָקי

קענטאָקי • (kentoki)


ראָד אײַלענד

ראָד אײַלענד • (rod aylend)

rod aylend (romanization)
ראָד אײַלאַנד (alternative)

Rhode Island
Rhode Island#English:_Q1387

Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States)


ראָד אײַלאַנד

ראָד אײַלאַנד • (rod ayland)

ראָד אײַלענד
ראָד אײַלענד#Yiddish

alternative form of ראָד אײַלענד (rod aylend): Rhode Island (the smallest state of the United States)


קאַרעליע

Karelia (a historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland)

Karelia (a republic and federal subject of Russia)


סאַמאַרקאַנד

סאַמאַרקאַנד • (samarkand) ?

yi-proper noun

סאַמאַרקאַנד • (samarkand) ?


קירך

kirkh (romanization)
kirkhn (romanization)
קירכע (alternative)

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.


סינאַגאָגע

head

סינאַגאָגע • (sinagoge) f

yi-noun

סינאַגאָגע • (sinagoge) f, plural סינאַגאָגעס (sinagoges)

sinagoge (romanization)
sinagoges (romanization)

(sometimes derogatory) synagogue (non-Orthodox)


צערקווע

צערקווע • (tserkve) f, plural צערקוועס (tserkves)

tserkve (romanization)
tserkves (romanization)

From Ukrainian це́рква (cérkva, “church”).


קלויסטער

קלויסטער • (kloyster) m, plural קלויסטערס (kloysters)

kloyster (romanization)
kloysters (romanization)

From Middle High German klōster, from Old High German klōstar, originally borrowed from Latin claustrum.


קאָשטשאָל

קאָשטשאָל • (koshtshol) m, plural קאָשטשאָלן (koshtsholn)

koshtshol (romanization)
koshtsholn (romanization)


קעשענעוו

keshenev (romanization)
קישינעוו (alternative)

Chișinău (the capital city and municipality of Moldova)


בעסאַראַביע

head

בעסאַראַביע • (besarabye) ?

yi-proper noun

בעסאַראַביע • (besarabye) ?

(historical) Bessarabia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west; now divided politically between Moldova and Ukraine)


בראָנקס

the Bronx (a borough of New York City, New York, United States)


אָשפּיצין

Oświęcim (a city in Poland, the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp)


אַזערבײַדזשאַן

head

אַזערבײַדזשאַן • (azerbaydzhan)

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


אַלזשיר

אַלזשיר • (alzhir)

Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)


אַלגעריע

אַלגעריע • (algerye)

(rare) Algeria (a country in North Africa)


טוניס

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


בעלגיע

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


טשעכיע

tshekhye (romanization)
טשעכײַ (alternative)
טשעכן (alternative)

Czechia, Czech Republic (a country in Central Europe)


סאַוּדי אַראַביע

סאַוּדי אַראַביע

סאַוּדי אַראַביע • (saudi arabye)

saudi arabye (romanization)
סאַוּדי־אַראַביע (alternative)

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


לוקסעמבורג

yi:לוקסעמבורג

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)


סערביע

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

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


עטיאָפּיע

עטיאָפּיע • (etyopye)


קאַזאַכסטאַן

קאַזאַכסטאַן • (kazakhstan)

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


אוזבעקיסטאַן

אוזבעקיסטאַן • (uzbekistan)


קירגיזיע

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


קירגיזסטאַן

קירגיזסטאַן • (kirgizstan)


קראָאַטיע

קראָאַטיע • (kroatye) f

yi-proper noun

קראָאַטיע • (kroatye) f

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


דמשׂק

der

Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק

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)


תּיפֿלה

head

תּיפֿלה • (tifle) f

yi-noun

תּיפֿלה • (tifle) f, plural תּיפֿלות (tifles)

tifle (romanization)
tifles (romanization)
טיפֿלע (alternative)

From Hebrew תיפלה / תִּפְלָה (“idleness, frivolity”).


קרים

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar Qırım, via Russian Крым (Krym), Ukrainian Крим (Krym).

Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)


סאַטמאַר

head

סאַטמאַר • (satmar)

satmar (romanization)
סאַטמער (alternative)


אונגאַרן

אונגאַרן • (ungarn) n

yi-proper noun

אונגאַרן • (ungarn) n

ungarn (romanization)
אונגערן (alternative)


אונגערן

אונגאַרן אונגאַרן#Yiddish

alternative form of אונגאַרן (ungarn): Hungary (a country in Central Europe)


אַנקאַראַ

head

אַנקאַראַ • (ankara) ?

yi-proper noun

אַנקאַראַ • (ankara) ?


פֿירענצע

Florence (the capital city of Tuscany, Italy)


דרום אַפֿריקע

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


פֿש״אַ

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע#Yiddish

United States of America
United States of America#English

abbreviation of פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע (fareynikte shtatn fun amerike) (= United States of America): a country in North America: USA


פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע

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פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע • (fareynikte shtatn fun amerike) m pl

yi-proper noun

פֿאַראייניקטע שטאַטן פֿון אַמעריקע

fareynikte shtatn fun amerike (romanization)

United States of America (a country in North America)

en-פֿאַראייניקטע_שטאַטן_פֿון_אַמעריקע-yi-name-6DbKFMqU


טאהש

קרית טאהש
קרית טאהש#Yiddish

Tosh (ellipsis of קרית טאהש (Kiryas Tosh) (= Town of Tash): a neighbourhood of Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada)


קרית טאהש

English: Kiryas Tosh

Kiryas Tosh (a neighbourhood of Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada)


בעלאַרוס

Borrowed from Belarusian Белару́сь (Bjelarúsʹ).

bor+

(modern usage) Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)


לבֿנון

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


נאָרוועגיע

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נאָרוועגיע • (norvegye) n

yi-proper noun

נאָרוועגיע • (norvegye) n

From Russian Норве́гия (Norvégija) and Polish Norwegia, from Latin Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr.

Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)


האָלאַנד

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האָלאַנד • (holand) n

Holland (a traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland)

Holland, the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe)


סלאָוועניע

סלאָוועניע • (slovenye) f

yi-proper noun

סלאָוועניע • (slovenye) f

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


פֿאַראייניקט קעניגרײַך

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דאָס פֿאַראייניקטע קעניגרײַך

דאָס פֿאַראייניקטע קעניגרײַך • (dos fareynikte kenigraykh) n

yi-proper noun

דאָס פֿאַראייניקטע קעניגרײַך

דאָס פֿאַראייניקטע קעניגרײַך (canonical)
dos fareynikte kenigraykh (romanization)

/faʁˈɛɪ̯nɪkt ˈkɛnɪɡˌʁaɪ̯χ/

United Kingdom
United Kingdom#English:_Q145

United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)

en-פֿאַראייניקט_קעניגרײַך-yi-name-2HI21-78


וואַטיקאַן

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וואַטיקאַן • (vatikan) m

yi-proper noun

וואַטיקאַן • (vatikan) m

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


צפֿון־מאַקעדאָניע

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צפֿון־מאַקעדאָניע • (tsofn-makedonye) f

yi-proper noun

צפֿון־מאַקעדאָניע • (tsofn-makedonye) f

North Macedonia
North Macedonia#English:_Q221

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


אַנדאָרע

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אַנדאָרע • (andore) f

yi-proper noun

אַנדאָרע • (andore) f

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


ציפּערן

tsipern (romanization)
קיפּראָס (alternative)
ציפּראָס (alternative)
קפֿריסין (alternative)
ציפּרוס (alternative)

/ˈt͡sɪpəʁn̩/

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


מאַלטאַ

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מאַלטאַ • (malta) ?

yi-proper noun

מאַלטאַ • (malta) ?

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


מאָנטענעגראָ

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מאָנטענעגראָ • (montenegro) ?

yi-proper noun

מאָנטענעגראָ • (montenegro) ?

/mɔntəˈnɛɡʁɔ/

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


סאַן מאַרינאָ

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סאַן מאַרינאָ

סאַן מאַרינאָ • (san marino) m

yi-proper noun

סאַן מאַרינאָ

סאַן מאַרינאָ • (san marino) m


קאָסאָוואָ

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


אַפֿגאַניסטאַן

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אַפֿגאַניסטאַן • (afganistan) n

yi-proper noun

אַפֿגאַניסטאַן • (afganistan) n

Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


צפֿאָן־קאָרעע

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צפֿון־קאָרעע

yi-proper noun

צפֿון־קאָרעע

צפֿון ־קאָרעע (canonical)
tsofn-koree (romanization)


זאַלצבורג

/ˈzaɫt͡sˌbʊʁɡ/


גראַץ

Possibly of Slavic origin, from Proto-Slavic *gradьcь (“small castle”).


נאַוואַראַדאָק

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נאַוואַראַדאָק • (navaradok)


קוידאַנאָוו

קוידאַנאָוו • (koydanov) ?

yi-proper noun

קוידאַנאָוו • (koydanov) ?

Dzyarzhynsk (a city in Belarus), (formerly Koidanova)


מאָלעוו

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מאָלעוו • (molev) ?

yi-proper noun

מאָלעוו • (molev) ?


באַראַנאָוויטש

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באַראַנאָוויטש • (baranovitsh) ?

yi-proper noun

באַראַנאָוויטש • (baranovitsh) ?


קאַטאָוויץ

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קאַטאָוויץ • (katovits) ?

yi-proper noun

קאַטאָוויץ • (katovits) ?

katovits (romanization)
קאַטעוויץ (alternative)
קאַטעוועץ (alternative)


פּאָנעוועזש

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פּאָנעוועזש • (ponevezh) ?

yi-proper noun

פּאָנעוועזש • (ponevezh) ?


טאָווריג

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טאָווריג • (tovrig) ?

yi-proper noun

טאָווריג • (tovrig) ?


זאַפּאָראָזשיע

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זאַפּאָראָזשיע • (zaporozhye) ?

yi-proper noun

זאַפּאָראָזשיע • (zaporozhye) ?

Zaporizhzhia (an industrial city and urban hromada, the administrative center of Zaporizhzhia Raion and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine, on the Dnipro River)

Zaporizhzhia (a raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine)

Zaporizhzhia (an oblast in southeast Ukraine, also illicitly claimed by Russia)

(historical) Zaporizhzhia (a geographic region south-central Ukraine, “beyond the rapids” in the lower reaches of the Dnipro River, base of the Zaporozhian Cossacks)


פּאָלטאַווע

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פּאָלטאַווע • (poltave) ?

yi-proper noun

פּאָלטאַווע • (poltave) ?


בּאָבּאָוו

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בּאָבּאָוו • (bobov) ?

yi-proper noun

בּאָבּאָוו • (bobov) ?

Bobowa (a city in Poland), the home of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty


גער

Góra Kalwaria (a town in Poland), home of the Ger Hasidic dynasty


קארלין

Karlin (a town in Poland) home of the Karlin-Stolin Hasidic dynasty


סקווער

Skvyra (a city in Ukraine), home of the Skver Hasidic dynasty


וויזשניץ

Vyzhnytsia (a city in Ukraine), home of the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty


בראָצלעוו

Bratslav (a city in Ukraine), the home of the Breslov school of Hasidic Judaism


גרויסהערצאָגשאַפֿט פֿון לוקסעמבורג

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גרויסהערצאָגשאַפֿט פֿון לוקסעמבורג • (groyshertsogshaft fun luksemburg)

groyshertsogshaft fun luksemburg (romanization)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg#English:_Q32

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (official name of Luxembourg: a small country in Western Europe)

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גרויסהערצאָגשאַפֿט פֿון ליטע

גרויסהערצאָגשאַפֿט פֿון ליטע • (groyshertsogshaft fun lite)

groyshertsogshaft fun lite (romanization)
ליטווישע גרויספֿירשטנטום (alternative)

Grand Duchy of Lithuania#English:_Q49683

(historical) Grand Duchy of Lithuania (a former duchy in Eastern Europe from the 13th century until 1795, encompassing at its maximum the territory of modern-day Lithuania and Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and small parts of Russia and Poland)

en-גרויסהערצאָגשאַפֿט_פֿון_ליטע-yi-noun-Vz~dMxXJ


פּרײַסן

praysn (romanization)
פּרײַסיע (alternative)

From Middle High German Prūzin, ultimately from Proto-Baltic *Prūsai. Compare German Preußen.

(historical) Prussia (a former duchy, kingdom and (after German unification in 1871) a province of Germany, existing from 1525 to 1947 in parts of modern Germany, Poland and Russia)


דערפּט

derpt (romanization)
דערפּעט (alternative)
דאָרפּאַט (alternative)

(dated) Tartu (second-largest city in Estonia)


רעוול

revl (romanization)
רעוועל (alternative)

Compare historical German Reval, Russian Ре́вель (Révelʹ).

(dated) Tallinn (capital city of Estonia)


ביימען

beymen (romanization)
בעהמען (alternative)

Bohemia (a cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic)


טשעכײַ

Czech Republic, Czechia (a country in Central Europe)


מאַדיירע

From Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). Compare German Madeira. A very distant doublet of מוטער (muter).

Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal)


טשעטשניע

tshetshnye (romanization)
טשעטשעניע (alternative)

/ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃnjə/

/ˈt͡ʃɛt͡ʃɲə/

Ultimately of Northwest Caucasian origin, from Kabardian шашан (šašan, “Chechen”), via Russian Чечня́ (Čečnjá) and possibly English Chechnya given the syllable stress.

Chechnya (a republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus)


אונטערמאַנהעטן

אונטערמאַנהעטן • (untermanhetn) n

yi-noun

אונטערמאַנהעטן • (untermanhetn) n

Lower Manhattan (a neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States)

yi:לאוער מאנהעטען


שטרויסבערג

Strausberg (town in Germany, 30km east of Berlin)


מאַכאַטשקאַלאַ

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מאַכאַטשקאַלאַ • (makhatshkala) f

yi-proper noun

מאַכאַטשקאַלאַ • (makhatshkala) f

Borrowed from Russian Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá), named after Dagestani revolutionary Magomed-Ali 'Makhach' Dakhadaev.

bor+

Makhachkala (the capital city of Dagestan, Russia)

ru:Дахадаев, Магомед-Али


סלאָוואַקײַ

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סלאָוואַקײַ • (slovakay) f

yi-proper noun

סלאָוואַקײַ • (slovakay) f

Cognate to German Slowakei. First attested in (Austrian) German in 1849.

yi:סלאוואקיי


פּרעשבאָריק

Borrowed from Slovak Prešporek, itself from German Pressburg. Doublet of פּרעסבורג (presburg).

(dated, historical) Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)


אָזערע מאַדזשאָרע

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אָזערע מאַדזשאָרע • (ozere madzhore) f

yi-proper noun

אָזערע מאַדזשאָרע • (ozere madzhore) f

/ˈɔzərə maˈd͡ʒɔrə/


באַכר־על־כאַזאַל

From Arabic الغزال بحر (baḥr al-ḡazāl), literally "gazelle river".

bor

Arabic الغزال

Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan named for the river)


מעלבורן

melburn (romanization)
מעלבאָרן (alternative)

From Russian Ме́льбурн (Mélʹburn) or Ukrainian Ме́льбурн (Mélʹburn), ultimately from English Melbourne.

Melbourne (the capital city of Victoria, Australia)


טאַזמאַניע

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טאַזמאַניע • (tazmanye) f

yi-proper noun

טאַזמאַניע • (tazmanye) f

tazmanye (romanization)
טאַסמאַניע (alternative)

From English Tasmania, ultimately from the name of Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited and documented the island and New Zealand in 1642. The zayin reflects the English pronunciation, compare the variant with samekh, טאַסמאַניע (tasmanye).

Tasmania (an island group and state of Australia; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901)


טאַסמאַניע

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טאַסמאַניע • (tasmanye) f

yi-proper noun

טאַסמאַניע • (tasmanye) f

טאַזמאַניע טאַזמאַניע#Yiddish

alternative form of טאַזמאַניע (tazmanye): Tasmania (an island group and state of Australia; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901)


אַסטראַכאַן

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אַסטראַכאַן • (astrakhan) f

yi-proper noun

אַסטראַכאַן • (astrakhan) f

...שלאָפֿן רויִק אײַן אין אַסטראַכאַן די קינדער.

1948, Rajzel Żychlińsky, “אַסטראַכאַנער נעכט [astrakhaner nekht]”, in צו לויטערע ברעגן [tsu loytere bregn], page 32:

...the children fall asleep calmly in Astrakhan.


נאַרימאַנאָוו

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נאַרימאַנאָוו • (narimanov) m

yi-proper noun

נאַרימאַנאָוו • (narimanov) m

From Russian Нариманов (Narimanov), ultimately from Azerbaijani Nəriman.


קאַמיזיאַק

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קאַמיזיאַק • (kamizyak) m

yi-proper noun

קאַמיזיאַק • (kamizyak) m

From Russian Камызяк (Kamyzjak), ultimately from Kazakh қамыс + өзек (qamys + özek).

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қамыс + өзек


אַכטערעק

From Russian Ахтерек (Axterek), ultimately from Kazakh ақ + терек (aq + terek).

Akhterek (a rural locality in Volodarsky district, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia)


אַלטינזשאַר

From Russian Алтынжар (Altynžar), ultimately from Kazakh алтын + жар (altyn + jar).

Altynzhar (a rural locality in Volodarsky district, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia)


וועטליאַנקאַ

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וועטליאַנקאַ • (vetlyanka) f

yi-proper noun

וועטליאַנקאַ • (vetlyanka) f

אים אָקטאָבר 1878 האָט זיך די פּעסט בעוויזען אין אַ דאָרף וועטליאַנקאַ (צווישען אַסטראַכאַן און צאַריצין).

1901 May 30, M. Gotlieb, “די פּעסט [di pest]”, in Der Yud:

In October 1878 the plague appeared in the village of Vetlyanka (between Astrakhan and Tsaritsyn).


פּרישיב

לענינסק איז אויך דער נאָמען פֿון דער דאָרף טאַלדאָם, טווערסקער גוב.; פֿון דער דאָרף פּרישיב, אַסטראַכאַנער גובערניע...

1925 September 25, “ווען איהר שרײַבט בריִעף קײן רוסלאַנד, דאַרפֿט איהר זײַן פֿאָרזיכטיג מיטן אַדרעס [ven ihr shraybt brief keyn rusland, darft ihr zayn forzikhtig mitn adres]”, in Forverts:

Leninsk is also the name of the village of Taldom, Tver Governorate, village of Prishib, Astrakhan Governorate...


סאָלאָדניקי

דער משפּחה־נאָמען קוראַקין, הײַנט פֿאַרשפּרײט אין ישׂראל, שטאַמט פֿונעם רוסישן פּויער אַגאַפֿאָן קוראַקין פֿונעם אַסטראַכאַנער דאָרף סאָלאָדניקי...

2024 February 26, Dor Shabashewitz, “אַ ייִדישער שרײַבער פֿאַרכאַפּט פֿון די רוסישע פּויערים וואָס האָבן געוואָלט ווערן ייִדן [a yidisher shrayber farkhapt fun di rusishe poyerim vos hobn gevolt vern yidn]”, in Forverts:

The last name Kurakin, now widespread in Israel, comes from the Russian peasant Agafon Kurakin from the Astrakhan village of Solodniki...


מיכײַלאָווקע

אין מיכײַלאָווקע, פֿון וואַנען ס׳שטאַמט די משפּחה פֿון מײַן שוויגער, דערצײלן זקנות ביז הײַנט אַז ס׳איז דאָ אַ מאָל געווען אַ שול מיט אַ מיקווה.

In Mikhaylovka, where my mother-in-law's family comes from, old women still tell the stories of how there was a synagogue with a mikveh.


נאַורו

Possibly from Nauruan anáoero (“I go to the beach”) via English Nauru.

נאַורו, וואָס איז קײנמאָל נישט קאָלאָניזירט געוואָרן דורך די פֿ״ש...

2024 March 5, Dor Shabashewitz, “פֿאַר וואָס זענען די דרײַ פּאַציפֿישע אינדזלען צווישן ישׂראלס בעסטע פֿרײַנד? [far vos zenen di dray patsifishe indzlen tsvishn ysrals beste fraynd?]”, in Forverts:

Nauru which has never been colonized by the US...

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


מאַרשאַל־אינדזלען

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מאַרשאַל־אינדזלען • (marshal-indzlen) pl

די מאַרשאַל־אינדזלען האָבן אַן אויסגעהאַלטענע אַנטי־נוקלעאַרע פּאָליטיק, ווײַל זײ האָבן במשך פֿון די 1950ער יאָרן געליטן פֿון די עקאָלאָגישע נאָכווייען פֿון די אַמעריקאַנער נוקלעאַרע אויספּרוּוווּנגען.

The Marshall Islands have a consistent anti-nuclear policy because they have suffered from the ecological consequences of American nuclear tests in the 1950s.

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English:_Q709

Marshall Islands (a country consisting of two archipelagos in Micronesia, in Oceania)


פּאַלאַו

פּאַלאַו • (palau) n

yi-proper noun

פּאַלאַו • (palau) n

Borrowed from Palauan Belau (“Palau”), traditionally derived from aidebelau (“indirect replies”) in reference to the island's creation story, or from beluu (“village”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (“inhabited land, territory”).

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אין פּאַלאַו, למשל, האַלט מען דעם ייִדן סטיואַרט בעק פֿאַר אײנעם פֿון די גרינדער פֿון דער נאַציאָנאַלער מלוכהשאַפֿט.

In Palau, for example, Stuart Beck, a Jew, is considered one of the founders of the national statehood.

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


טאָנגאַ

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טאָנגאַ • (tonga) n

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טאָנגאַ • (tonga) n

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

פּונקט דעמאָלט איז דאָ אין ישׂראל געווען אַ גרופּע קריסטלעכע פּילגרימען פֿון טאָנגאַ...

There was a group of Christian pilgrims from Tonga in Israel at the time...

Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania)


מיקראָנעזיע

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).

פֿון דער אַנדערער זײַט, איז מיקראָנעזיע געווען דאָס אײנציקע פּאַציפֿישע לאַנד, וואָס האָט איבערגעריסן זײַנע דיפּלאָמאַטישע באַציִונגען מיט רוסלאַנד איבער דער מלחמה אין אוקראַיִנע.

On the other hand, Micronesia was the only Pacific country to sever its diplomatic relations with Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

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


ברעמען

Borrowed from German Bremen, from Old Saxon bremo (“edge”).

Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)


טיסע

Tisza (a river in Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia)