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

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  • Created Oct 4, 2010 in Geography
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