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The following is a list of Basque exonyms , that is to say Basque-language names for places that do not speak Basque.
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Name | Language | |||
Algiers | Aljer | Al-Jazā'ir |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Salzburg | Salzburgo | Salzburg | ||
Vienna | Viena | Wien |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Baku | Baku | Bakı |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Antwerp | Anberes | |||
Bruges | Brujas | |||
Brussels | Brusela | |||
Liège | Lieja |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Newfoundland | Ternua |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
N'Djamena | Yamena |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Beijing | Pekin | Beijing |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Nicosia | Nikosia | Lefkoşa | ||
Lefkosía |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Prague | Praga | Praha |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Copenhagen | Kopenhage | København |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Alexandria | Alexandria | Al-Iskandariyya | ||
Cairo | Kairo | Qāhirah | ||
Suez | Suez | Suways | ||
Luxor | Luxor | Al-Uqṣur |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Abitain | Abitaine | |||
Ajaccio | Aiacciu | |||
Aire-sur-l'Adour | Atura | |||
Alsace | Alsazia | |||
Ance | Arhantze | |||
Anglet | Angel(o)u | |||
Angous | Angastue | |||
Aramits | Aramitze | |||
Arcachon | Arkaizo | |||
Arette | Ereta | |||
Angoulême | Angulema | |||
Argelès-Gazost | Argelez | |||
Arrive | Arriba | |||
Auch | Auski, Autxo, Hiriberri-Autxoa | |||
Autevielle | Autile | |||
Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Uronaga | |||
Baretous | Baretos | |||
Barlanes | Sarraltzune | |||
Biscarrosse | Bizkarrotze | |||
Bordeaux | Bordele, Burdigala | |||
Bourgogne | Borgoina, Burgundia | |||
Carcassonne | Carcasona | |||
Castetnau-Camblong | Gazteluberri Bearno | |||
Charre | Xarra | |||
Condom | Gondona | |||
Dax | Akize | |||
Dordogne | Dordoina | |||
Escos | Ezkoze | |||
Espiute | Azpilda | |||
Esquiule | Eskiula | |||
Eysus | Isuazi | |||
Féas | Inhasi | |||
Foix | Fox | |||
Géronce | Jeruntze | |||
Geüs (d'Oloron) | Ustasu | |||
Guinarthe | Ginarte | |||
Haute-Garonne | Garona Garaia | |||
Hautes-Pyrénées | Pirinio Garaiak | |||
Le Havre | Habre Grazia | |||
Hastingues | Hastinga | |||
Hossegor | Ozagorri | |||
Issor | Izorra | |||
Labastide-Villefranche | Bastidaxarre | |||
Labrit | Albret | |||
Langon | Langoe | |||
Lanne-en-Barétous | Landa | |||
La Rochelle | Arroxela, Erroxela | |||
Lembeye | Inbidia | |||
Lescar | Leskarre | |||
Lescun | Laskun | |||
Libourne | Liburna | |||
Lichos | Lixoze | |||
Lourdes | Lorda, Lourda, Lurda | |||
Lyon | Lione | |||
Marseille | Marseilla, Marsella, Marzella | |||
Meritein | Meritiñe | |||
Mirande | Miranda-Autxoa | |||
Mont-de-Marsan | Mendi Marzana | |||
Monein | Muneiñe | |||
Muret | Murueta | |||
Nabas | Nabarzi | |||
Navarrenx | Nabarrengose, Nabarrenkoze | |||
Nérac | Nerako | |||
Nice | Niza | |||
Oloron-Sainte-Marie | Oloroe-Donamaria, Olorue, Auloroa | |||
Orthez | Ortheze, Ort(h)ese | |||
Pamiers | Paniertza | |||
Paris | Parise | |||
Pau | Paue / Pabe | |||
Perpignan | Perpinyà | |||
Peyrehorade | Peirorade, Peirahorada | |||
Préchacq-Josbaigt | Josibaia | |||
Rouen | Erruan | |||
Saint-Gaudens | Done Gaudentzi | |||
Saint-Girons | Done Girontze, Dongiruntze | |||
Saint-Goin | Sangoine | |||
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | Saint-Pierre eta Mikelune | |||
Saint-Martin-de-Hinx | Donamartiri-Ihintz(a) | |||
Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | San Bisentse | |||
Salies-de-Béarn | Biarnoko Salis, Saliese | |||
Sauveterre-de-Béarn | Salbaterra Bearno | |||
Strasbourg | Estrasburgo | |||
Sus | Xütxe | |||
Tarbes | Aturbe, Tarbe | |||
Tarnos | Tarnose | |||
Tartas | Tarusa | |||
Toulouse | Tolosa |
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Name | Language | |||
Cologne | Kolonia | Kölle | ||
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Konstanz | Konstantza | Konstanz | ||
Hamburg | Hanburgo |
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Name | Language | |||
Achaea | Akaia | Greek | ||
Athens | Atenas | Athína | Greek | |
Sparta | Esparta | Greek | ||
Thessaloniki | Tesalonika | Greek |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Conakry | Konakry | Kɔnakiri | Malinké |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Delhi | Delhi | Dilli | ||
Kolkata | Kalkuta | Kolkata |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Esfahan | Ispahan | |||
Ghom | Qom | |||
Tehran | Teheran |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Basra | Basora | Basrah | ||
Besra |
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Name | Language | |||
Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Yerushalayim | ||
Nazareth | Nazaret | Natzrat | ||
Tiberias | Tiberiades | Tverya |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bologna | Bolonia | |||
Florence | Florentzia | Firenze | ||
Genoa | Genoa | Genova | ||
Milan | Milan | Milan | ||
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Rome | Erroma | Roma | ||
Turin | Turin | Torino | ||
Turin |
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Name | Language | |||
Beirut | Beirut | Bayrūt |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Benghazi | Benghazi | Binġāzī | ||
Tripoli | Tripoli | Ţarābulus |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Nouakchott | Nuakchot | Nuwākšūṭ |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Ulaanbaatar | Ulan Bator |
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Name | Language | |||
Marrakech | Marrakex | Murrākuš | ||
Tangier | Tanger | Ṭanja |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kathmandu | Katmandu | Kantipur |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
The Hague | Haga | Den Haag | ||
Nijmegen | Nimega | Nijmegen |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Gaza | Ghaza | Gazza | ||
Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Al-Quds |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kraków | Krakovia | Kraków | ||
Warsaw | Varsovia | Warszawa |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Bucharest | Bukarest | București |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aleutian Islands | Aleutiarrak | Tanam Unangaa | Aleut | |
Moscow | Mosku | Moskva | Russian | |
Saint Petersburg | San Petersburgo | Sankt Peterburg | Russian |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Medina | Medina | Madīna | Arabic | |
Mecca | Meka | Makkah | ||
Riyadh | Riad | Riyāḍ |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Belgrade | Belgrad | Beograd |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Cape Town | Lurmutur Hiria |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Aragón | Aragoi | |||
Ansó | Berari | |||
Alagón | Alaun | |||
Barcelona | Bartzelona | |||
Biniés | Bintze | |||
Burgos | Barduria | |||
Cádiz | Karize, Kadiz | |||
Calahorra | Kalagorri(a) | |||
Cantabria | Kantabria | |||
Casalarreina | Nafarruri, Nafaurri, Nahaurri | |||
Castile | Gaztela | |||
Castro-Urdiales | (Kastro-)Urdial(a)itz | |||
Ceuta | Zeuta | |||
Cihuri | Zihuri, Zufiuri, Zufihuri | |||
Córdoba | Kordoba | |||
Ejea de los Caballeros | (Setia-)E(t)xea | |||
Ezcaray | Ezkarai | Several toponyms in the area have Basque origin due to the settlement of Basques after the Reconquista. | ||
Gijon | Kixoi | |||
Huesca | Oska / Uheska | |||
Jaca | Jaka / Iakha | |||
La Jacetania | Jazetania | |||
Logroño | Loroño, Lugruñu, Logruño, Lugruñun | |||
Madrid | Madril | |||
Murcia | Murtzia | |||
Nájera | Naiara | |||
Palencia | Palentzia | |||
Reinosa | Larrainotza | |||
Ribagorza | Ribagortza | |||
Ruesta | Arrosta | |||
Salvatierra de Esca | Salbaterra Ezka | |||
San Millan de la Cogolla | Donemiliaga Kukula, Kukullako Donemiliaga | |||
Santander | Sanandere, Donandere | |||
Santiago de Compostela | Compostelako Donejakue | |||
Santo Domingo de la Calzada | Ozkabarte, Galtzada | The Basque Language Academy does not recommend Ozkabarte. [1] | ||
Santoña | Zandoina | |||
Sevilla | Sibilia, Sibirija, Sibirije | |||
Sigüés | Zigoze, Sigoze | |||
Sos del Rey Católico | Sause | |||
Tarazona | Aturiazu | |||
Tauste | Deustia | |||
Undués de Lerda | Undoze Lerda | |||
Undués Pintano | Undoze Pintano | |||
Urdués | Urdoze | |||
Valencia | Valentzia | |||
Valle de Losa | Lausa Harana | |||
Villaescusa la Sombria | Birobezkano | |||
Zaragoza | Zarautza, Zalduba |
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English name | Basque name | Endonym | Notes | |
Name | Language | |||
Kolombo | Kolonba | Kolamba |
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Name | Language | |||
Basel | Basilea | Basel | ||
Bern | Berna | Bern | ||
Geneva | Geneva | Genève | ||
Lucerne | Luzerna | Luzern |
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Name | Language | |||
Damascus | Damasko | Dimašq |
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Bangkok | Bangkok | Krung Thep |
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Name | Language | |||
Chernobyl | Txernobyl | Chornobil' | ||
Kyiv | Kiev | Kyiv | ||
Sevastopol | Sebastopol | Sevastopol |
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Name | Language | |||
Šāriqah | Sharjah | |||
Umm Al-Quwayyn | Umm Al-Qaiwain |
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Name | Language | |||
Anguilla | Aingira | |||
London | Londres | London | English |
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Name | Language | |||
Aleutian Islands | Aleutiarrak | Tanam Unangaa | Aleut | |
San Francisco | San Frantzisko | San Francisco | English | |
Nevada | Elurterri | Nevada | English | |
New York | York Berri | New York | English | |
Sacramento | Sakramentu | Sacramento | English | |
Chicago | Txikagoa | Chicago | English | |
Portland | Portueta | Portland | English | |
Jacksonville | Jakuenerri | Jacksonville | English | |
Anaheim | Anaintza | Anaheim | English |
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Name | Language | |||
Tashkent | Taxkent | Toshkent | Uzbek |
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Caracas | Karakatxela | Caracas | Spanish |
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