Afrikaans exonyms

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Australia

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore- en CartiereilandeAshmore and Cartier Islands
Australian Antarctic Territory Australies-Antarktiese GebiedAustralian Antarctic Territory
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg  Australian Capital Territory Australiese HoofstadgebiedAustralian Capital Territory
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands KokoseilandeCocos (Keeling) Islands
Pulu Kokos (Keeling)
Coral Sea Islands Koraalsee-eilandeCoral Sea Islands
Gold Coast GoudkusGold Coast
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard- en McDonaldeilandeHeard Island and McDonald Islands
Jervis Bay Territory JervisbaaigebiedJervis Bay Territory
Kangaroo Island KangaroeeilandKangaroo Island
Karta Pintingga
Flag of Christmas Island.svg  Christmas Island KerseilandChristmas Island
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island NorfolkeilandNorfolk Island
Norf'k Ailen
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales Nieu-Suid-WallisNew South Wales
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg  Northern Territory Noordelike GebiedNorthern Territory
Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia Suid-AustraliëSouth Australia
Flag of Tasmania.svg  Tasmania TasmaniëTasmania
lutruwita
Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia Wes-AustraliëWestern Australia

Austria

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Oostenryk
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Vienna WeneWien

Belgium

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium België
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Antwerp AntwerpenAntwerpen
Anvers
Borrowed from the Flemish name.
Brussels BrusselBruxelles
Brussel
Brüssel
Borrowed from the Flemish name.
Flag of Flanders.svg  Flanders VlaandereVlaanderen
Flandre
Flandern
Borrowed from the Flemish name.
Flag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia WalloniëWallonie
Wallonië
Walonreye
Wallounien
Borrowed from the Flemish name.

Canada

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kanada
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia Brits-KolumbiëBritish Columbia
Colombie-Britannique
Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick Nieu-BrunswykNew Brunswick
Nouveau-Brunswick
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia Nieu-SkotlandNova Scotia
Nouvelle-Écosse
Alba Nuadh
Nopa Sko'sia
Literal translation of the Latin term "Nova Scotia" (meaning "New Scotland").

China

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Sjina
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Shanghai Sjanghai上海市 (Shànghǎi shì)

Czech Republic

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Tsieggies Republiek
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia BohemeČechy
Böhmen
Česka
Czechy
Flag of Czech Silesia.svg  Czech Silesia Tsjeggiese SilesiëČeské Slezsko
Czeski Ślōnsk
Tschechisch-Schläsing
Tschechisch-Schlesien
Śląsk Czeski
Banner of arms of Moravia.svg  Moravia MorawiëMorava
Mähren
Morawy
Morawa
Moravia
Prague PraagPraha
Prag
Praga

Denmark

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Denemarke
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Copenhagen KopenhagenKøbenhavn

Egypt

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Egipte
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Alexandria Alexandriëالإسكندرية (Al-Iksandarīyah)
اسكندرية (Eskendereyya)
ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (Rakotī)
Αλεξάνδρεια (Alexándria)
Cairo Kaïroالقاهرة (Al-Qāhirah)
Damietta Doemjatدمياط (Dumyāṭ)
ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati)

France

Flag of France.svg  France Frankryk
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Burgundy BoergondiëBourgogne
Dunkirk DuinkerkenDunkerque
Duunkerke
Duinkerke
Normandy NormandiëNormandie
Normaundie
Occitania OksitaniëOccitanie
Occitània
Paris ParysParis

Germany

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Duitsland
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Aachen AkenAachen
Oche
Aix-la-Chapelle
Aken
Aquisgranum
Borrowed from the Dutch name of the city.
Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg  Bavaria BeiereBayern
Berlin BerlynBerlin
Cologne KeulenKöln
Kölle
Magdeburg MaagdenburgMagdeburg
Meideborg
Munich MünchenMünchen
Minga
Borrowed from the German name.
Nuremberg NeurenbergNürnberg
Nämberch
Palatinate PaltsPfalz
Palz
Rhineland RynlandRheinland
Rhénanie
Rijnland
Rhingland
Rhenania
Flag of Saxony.svg  Saxony SakseSachsen
Saggsn
Sakska
Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg  Schleswig-Holstein Sleeswyk-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein
Slesvig-Holsten
Sleswig-Holsteen
Slaswik-Holstiinj
Swabia SwabeSchwaben
Flag of the Kingdom of Westphalia.svg  Westphalia WesfaleWestfalen

Greece

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Griekeland
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Athens Athene
Atene
Αθήνα (Athína)
Ἀθῆναι (Athênai)
Corinth Korinthe
Korinte
Κόρινθος (Kórinthos)
Ϙόρινθος
Corinthus
Rhodes RhodosΡόδος (Ródos)
Thessaloniki SalonikaΘεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki)

India

Flag of India.svg  India Indië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
New Delhi Nieu-Delhiनई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī)
New Delhi

Indonesia

Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Jakarta DjakartaJakarta
Flag of West Papua (vectorised).svg  West Papua Wes-PapoeaPapua Barat
Wes Papua
West Papua

Israel

Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Israël
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Nazareth Nasaretנָצְרַת (Nāṣəraṯ)
النَّاصِرَة (An-Nāṣira)
ܢܨܪܬ (Naṣrath)

Italy

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Genoa GenuaGenova
Zêna
Genua
Milan MilaanMilano
Naples NapelsNapoli
Napule
Flag of Sicily (revised).svg  Sicily SisiliëSicilia
Syracuse SirakuseSiracusa
Sarausa
Turin TurynTorino
Taurinum
Flag of Tuscany.svg  Tuscany ToskaneToscana
Venice VenesiëVenezia
Venesia
Venetiae

Japan

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Hiroshima Hirosjima広島市 (Hiroshima-shi)
Honshu Honsjoe本州 (Honshū)
Kyushu Kjoesjoe九州 (Kyūshū)
Nagoya Nagoja名古屋市 (Nagoya-shi)
Shikoku Sjikokoe四国 (Shikoku)
Tokyo Tokio東京 (Tōkyō)

Lebanon

Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Libanon
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Beirut Beiroetبيروت (Bayrūt)
Beyrouth
Tyre Tirusصور (Ṣūr)
Tyr
𐤑𐤓 (Ṣūr)
Τύρος (Tyros)

Mexico

Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Meksiko
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Mexico City MeksikostadCiudad de México
Altepetl Mexico

Morocco

Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Marokko
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Marrakesh Marrakesjمراكش (Murrākuš)
ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ (Amurakuš)

New Zealand

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Nieu-Seeland
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
New Plymouth Nieu-PlymouthNew Plymouth
Ngāmotu
North Island NoordeilandNorth Island
Te Ika-a-Māui
South Island SuideilandSouth Island
Te Waipounamu

North Korea

Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Noord-Korea
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
PyongyangPjongjang평양시

Palestine

Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Palestina
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Bethlehem Betlehemيت لحم (Bayt Laḥm)
בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bet Leḥem)
Βηθλεέμ
Bethleem

Poland

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Pole
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Gdańsk GdanskGdańsk
Danzig
Gduńsk
Gedanum
Kraków KrakauKraków
Cracovia
Kuyavia KujaviëKujawy
Kujawien
Cuiava
Mazovia MasowiëMazowsze
POL wojewodztwo podlaskie flag.svg  Podlaskie Voivodeship Woiwodeskap PodlachiëWojewództwo podlaskie
Flagge Preussen - Provinz Schlesien.svg  Silesia SilesiëŚląsk
Schlesien
Slezsko
Warsaw WarskouWarszawa
Varsovia

Portugal

Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Flag of the Azores.svg  Azores AsoreAçores
Lisbon LissabonLisboa

Romania

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Roemenië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Bucharest BoekarestBucurești
Flag of Transylvania (Local).svg  Transylvania TranssilvaniëTransilvania
Erdély
Siebenbürgen
Wallachia WalachyeȚara Românească (Цѣра Рꙋмѫнѣскъ)
Βλαχία

Russia

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Rusland
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Moscow MoskouМосква (Moskva)
Saint Petersburg Sint PetersburgСанкт-Петербург (Sankt-Peterburg)

Saudi Arabia

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Saoedi-Arabië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Mecca Mekkaمكة‎ (Makkah)
Riyadh Riadالرياض (ar-Riyāḍ)

Serbia

Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serwië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Belgrade BelgradoБеоград (Beograd)

South Korea

Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suid-Korea
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Seoul Seoel서울시

Spain

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanje
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia AndalusiëAndalucía
Flag of Asturias.svg  Asturias AsturiëAsturias
Asturies
Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg  Balearic Islands Baleariese EilandeIlles Balears
Islas Baleares
Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country BaskelandEuskadi
País Vasco
Pays Basque
Flag of the Canary Islands.svg  Canary Islands Kanariese EilandeIslas Canarias
Flag of Cantabria.svg  Cantabria KantabriëCantabria
Castile KastiliëCastilla
Flag of Castile and Leon.svg  Castile and León Kastilië en LeonCastilla y León
Castiella y Llión
Castela e León
Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg  Castile-La Mancha Kastilië-La ManchaCastilla-La Mancha
Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia KataloniëCatalunya
Cataluña
Catalonha
Flag of Galicia.svg  Galicia GalisiëGalicia
Galizia
Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg  Valencia ValensiëValencia
València

Sweden

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swede
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Gothenburg GotenburgGöteborg

Sudan

Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Soedan
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Khartoum Khartoemالخرطوم (al-Khurṭūm)

Switzerland

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Switserland
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Geneva GenèveGenève
Genf
Ginevra
Genevra

Syria

Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Sirië
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Damascus Damaskusدمشق (Dimashq)
ܕܰܪܡܣܘܩ (Darmsuq)

Turkey

Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkye
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Istanbul Istanboelİstanbul

Ukraine

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Oekraïne
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Kyiv KijifКиїв (Kyyiv)
Киев (Kiyev)

United Kingdom

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Verenigde Koninkryk
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Canterbury KantelbergCanterbury
Flag of Cornwall.svg  Cornwall KornwallisCornwall
Kernow
Edinburgh EdinburgEdinburgh
Dùn Èideann
Flag of England.svg  England EngelandEngland
London LondenLondon
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Noord-IerlandNorthern Ireland
Tuaisceart Éireann
Norlin Airlann
River Thames Rivier TeemsRiver Thames
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland SkotlandScotland
Alba
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales WallisWales
Cymru

United States

Flag of the United States.svg  United States Verenigde State
English nameAfrikaans nameEndonymNotes
Flag of California.svg  California KaliforniëCalifornia
Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico Nieu-MeksikoNew Mexico
Nuevo México
Yootó Hahoodzo
Flag of New York.svg  New York Nieu-YorkNew York
New York City Nieu-York-stadNew York City
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania PennsilvaniëPennsylvania
Pennsilfaani
Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia VirginiëVirginia
Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia Wes-VirginiëWest Virginia

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