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Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language.
K and q represent different sounds in most Andean languages: k is a velar stop , as in Spanish and English; q is a uvular stop . As Spanish does not have uvular [q], traditional spellings lose this distinction (although sometimes a double cc was used to represent the k-like sounds of Quechua that differed from the "plain k" sound known in ...
From Arabic قَائِم 'standing' + مَقَام 'place', meaning 'standing in place' qalamdan: A Persian writing-case [C] Persian قلمدان: qalandar: A member of an order of mendicant dervishes [RHU] Also written calender, or capitalised qanat: A type of water-supply tunnel found in north Africa and the Middle East [ODE][C][OED][AOX]
Foreign names that are the same as their English equivalents are also listed. See also: List of alternative country names Please format entries as follows: for languages written in the Latin alphabet, write " Name (language)", for example, " Afeganistão (Portuguese)", and add it to the list according to English rules of alphabetical order.
Many cities in Europe have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Below are listed the known different names for cities that are geographically or historically and culturally in Europe, as well as some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history.
Arizona Either from árida zona, meaning "Arid Zone", or from a Spanish word of Basque origin meaning "The Good Oak" California (from the name of a fictional island country in Las sergas de Esplandián, a popular Spanish chivalric romance by Garci Rodríguez de Mon talvo) Colorado (meaning "red [colored]", "ruddy" or "colored" in masculine form.
This is a list of cities in Asia that have several names in different languages, including former names.Many cities have different names in different languages. Some cities have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons.
Places whose names originate from the Greek language, even if they were never involved in Greek history or culture. Αlthough this list includes toponyms from Roman times, this list does not include later wholly Latin -derived names that have (nor had) no Greek linguistic involvement, involvement with the Greek world, nor significant Greek ...