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Argentina (Country) Spanish , English , Portuguese , Italian , Russian , Romanian , Czech , Slovene , Croatian , Serbian , Bosnian , Macedonian , Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Estonian , Lithuanian , Hebrew , Georgian , Azerbaijani , Indonesian , Malay From Latin
argentinus meaning
"silvery" , a derivative of
argentum meaning "silver". This is the name of a country in South
America , arising from a Latinized form of Spanish
Río de la Plata meaning "river of silver".
Chile (Country) Spanish , English , German , Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Finnish , Polish , Hungarian , Czech , Portuguese , Romanian , Georgian The name of a country in South
America , possibly from Quechua
chiri meaning
"cold" or Mapuche
chülle meaning
"seagull" . This name was applied to the region by the conquistador Diego de Almagro.
El Salvador (Country) Spanish , Catalan , Italian , Portuguese , Romanian , English , German , Dutch , Afrikaans , Danish , Swedish , Norwegian , Icelandic , Estonian , Finnish , Bosnian , Macedonian , Greek , Hebrew , Turkish , Indonesian , Malay , Tagalog Form of
Salvador with the Spanish definite article, which was officially added to the name in 1915. Some languages include the untranslated article, some do not, and some use both forms.
Guatemala (Country) Spanish , English , Portuguese , French , Italian , Catalan , German , Dutch , Danish , Norwegian , Swedish , Finnish , Estonian , Czech , Slovak , Hungarian , Romanian , Turkish From Nahuatl
Cuauhtemallan meaning
"place of the woodpile" . This is the name of a country in Central
America .
Mexico (Country & Settlement) English , French , Swedish , Danish , Norwegian , Dutch From Spanish
México , itself derived from Nahuatl
Mehxico . There are many theories regarding the ultimate origin, including Nahuatl
metztli meaning "moon" combined with
xictli meaning "navel". This is the name of a country in North
America , as well as its capital city (the country is named after the city). In French and Swedish
Mexico is the name of the capital city, while the country is called
Mexique in French and
Mexiko in Swedish.
Panama (Country & Settlement) English , French , Italian , German , Dutch , Danish , Swedish , Norwegian , Icelandic , Finnish , Estonian , Latvian , Lithuanian , Polish , Czech , Slovak , Hungarian , Romanian , Slovene , Serbian , Croatian , Bosnian , Bulgarian , Macedonian , Ukrainian , Russian , Belarusian , Turkish , Azerbaijani , Armenian , Georgian , Kazakh , Kyrgyz , Tajik , Uzbek , Persian , Urdu , Hindi , Bengali , Burmese , Thai , Lao , Khmer , Indonesian , Malay , Tagalog , Japanese , Korean From Spanish
Panamá , of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from the name of a tree commonly found in the area (species Sterculia apetala). Alternatively it could be related to Guaraní
panambi meaning
"butterfly" or Kuna
bannaba meaning
"distant, far away" . This is the name of a country in Central
America . It is also the name of its capital, usually called
Panama City in English.
Paraguay (Country, River & Settlement) Spanish , English , French , Italian , German , Dutch , Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Finnish , Estonian , Hungarian , Czech , Guarani The name of a landlocked country in South
America . It is derived from a river of the same name, of uncertain meaning. It possibly means
"water from the sea" in Guaraní, from
para "sea",
gua "from" and
y "water". In Guaraní
Paraguái is the name of the country and the river, with
Paraguay the name of the capital city Asunción.
Peru (Country) English , Portuguese , German , Dutch , Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Finnish , Russian , Ukrainian , Latvian , Lithuanian , Polish , Czech , Slovak , Slovene , Hungarian , Croatian , Serbian , Bulgarian , Macedonian , Turkish , Azerbaijani , Georgian , Hindi From Spanish
Perú , older
Birú , which was possibly derived from the name of a chieftain (who nevertheless resided in modern-day Panama).
Spain (Country) English Derived from
Hispania , the Latin name of the Iberian Peninsula, which is of uncertain origin. It could be derived from Punic
I-Shaphan meaning
"land of the rabbits" .
Uruguay (Country & River) Spanish , English , French , Italian , Romanian , German , Dutch , Norwegian , Swedish , Danish , Finnish , Estonian , Hungarian , Czech , Turkish The name of a country in South
America , derived from a river of the same name. It is possibly from Guaraní
uruguá , referring to a type of water snail. Alternatively it could come from
uru "quail",
gua "from" and
y "water".
Venezuela (Country) Spanish , Portuguese , Italian , French , English , German , Dutch , Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Finnish , Estonian , Czech , Slovak , Hungarian , Romanian , Slovene , Croatian , Albanian , Turkish , Indonesian , Malay Possibly from Italian
Veneziola meaning
"little Venice " . This is the name of a country on the northern coast of South
America . The region was supposedly named this in 1499 by a Spanish expedition (which included Amerigo Vespucci) because an indigenous town on Lake Maracaibo was built on stilts over the water, reminiscent of the Italian city. Another theory suggests that the country's name comes from
Veneciuela , the name of a local people.