Can you name the countries and territories based on the rough English translation of their name?

created by blan_mannan
  • Enter a Country in the box below
  • Correctly named Countries will show up below
  • Click any empty Meaning of Name or Country to answer for that location
  • Source: Wikipedia
  • Some names are derived from the name of a tribe or group of people, in which case the hint is the meaning of the tribe/people name. Asterisk (*) denotes a territory, dependency, etc.
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Meaning of NameCountryRoot Language
Eel *
Red Sea
Village/Settlement
Central Nation
Our Land
Lion Mountains
Ivory Coast
Water Shore
Land of Ice
Flowing Water
Two Seas
Eastern Borderlands
River of Shellfish
Land of the Eagles
The Realm of One's Own Kin
Little Venice
Cold Edge *
Islands of the Moon
Copper/Land of Cypress Trees
River of Shrimp
Palace
Foreigner/Unfamiliar Neighbor *
End of the Earth
Place of Many Trees
Trade/Exchange
House of Stone
Gorge
Land of the Blacks
Land of Honest Men
Southern Land/Southern
Mountain of Whiteness
Small Castle
Light Stone
Land of the Horsemen
Depths
Meaning of NameCountryRoot Language
Land of the Cossacks
Hippopotamus
Ancient and Bearded
Hill Town
Hooded Overcoat
Land of Many Waters
To Invade *
Land of the Thunder Dragon
Land of the Free
Terraced Bay
Trinity and Tobacco
Land of the People who have Crowns
Bull
Honey/Haven
Indian Islands
Green Cape
Isle of Hyraxes
Warrior King
Jagged Mountain *
We Have *
Place of the Moa
Bengali Country
The Savior
Lion City
Shallow Sea
I Go to the Beach
Land of Quarrels
Roman Realm
Area Where There is Nothing
(People of the) Ten Arrows
Field of Blackbirds
Northern Way
Land of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, and Sindh
Fertile Place
Highlanders/The Tall Ones
Meaning of NameCountryRoot Language
Rich Port *
Sunday
Mountainous Land
Land of Silver
Fearless/Brave
Those Who Domesticate Cattle/At the Foot of the Mountains/Holy Land
Rich in Waters/Lakes
Eight Islands
Rich Coast
Land of the Moors
There was Gold *
Descend
City/To Settle or Found
Black Mountain
Borderland/Marches
Land of Forty Tribes
Place of Many Fish/Abundance of Butterflies
Equator
Land of the Rising Sun
Dark-Skinned/Black
Tongues of Fire/Flaming Water
Resplendant Island
Land of Wood and Water/Land of Springs
Fortress Built Near Water
Fragrant Harbor *
Quick/Fast/Hard/Tough/Strong
White Russia
The Bearded Ones
Land of the Aryans
Land of the Self Masters
Eastern East
Islands of Sheep *
Lowlands
Lake
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Country/Territory Name Meanings Quiz

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  • Created Oct 4, 2010 in Geography
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