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TAHOE (Body of Water) AmericanTahoe is a lake on the California/Nevada border in America.
TAIWAN (Country) EnglishWhile Taiwan still exists, it is not always considered an independent country. However, it did represent China in the United Nations until 1971.
TAJIKISTAN (Country) EnglishMeans "land of the Tajiks"; a combination of Persian
tāži—a name for the Arab enemies of the Persian people or the name of a pre-Islamic tribe—which is thought to be from the name of the Arabic tribe
طائی (ṭāʼī); also used to denote a Persian who converted to Islam, thus a person who became an "Arab" and the Persian suffix
ـستان (-stān) "land, place of", "country"....
[more] TAKAMORI (Settlement) JapaneseFrom Japanese 高
(taka) meaning "tall" and 森
(mori) meaning "forest".
TALLENTIRE (Settlement) EnglishA village in Cumbria, England. From Cumbric
tal-y-tir, probably meaning 'end of the land'.
TALLINN (Settlement) Estonian, English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, SwedishCapital of
Estonia and previously known as
Reval until 1918. The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it is believed to be derived from Estonian
Taani-linn(a) meaning "Danish castle" or "Danish town".
TAMMERFORS (Settlement) SwedishCombination of an unknown first element and Swedish
fors "rapid". This is the Swedish name of
Tampere.
TAMPA (Settlement) EnglishAfter the city of Tampa in the state of Florida. Tampa is from a Calusa word, the Calusa being the Native American tribe that once lived in the area. The exact word in unknown; it may have meant "sticks of fire", possibly referring to lightning, or "the place to gather sticks"...
[more] TAMPERE (Settlement) FinnishFrom
Tammerkoski, the name of the rapids that flow through the city. The first element
tammer is of uncertain etymology. The second element is
koski "rapids". This is the second largest urban area (and the third largest city) in
Finland.
TANGANYIKA (Country) EnglishThese two African countries united in 1964 to form Tanzania.
TANGIER (Settlement) EnglishMeaning uncertain, though it is said to be derived from the name
Tingis, the daughter of the Titan
Atlas in Greek mythology. Another theory suggests an origin from Semitic
tigisis meaning "harbour"...
[more] TASHKENT (Settlement) English, RussianDerived from Turkic
tash meaning "stone" and
kent meaning "city"; literally means "stone city". Tashkent is the capital of the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan.
TATAOUINE (Settlement) FrenchMeans "water springs" in Berber. The city is sometimes called
Foum Tataouine, meaning "mouth of the springs". The name of the desert planet
Tatooine in the Star Wars universe is derived from Tataouine.
TATARSTAN (Political Subdivision) Tatar, Russian, EnglishMeans "land of the Tatars"; a combination of
Tatar—most likely created in the nomadic Tatar confederation and transmitted into Latin, English, French, etc… from Persian and Turkish
tātār "mounted messenger" and the Persian suffix
ـستان (-stān) "place, land of", "country".Tatarstan is a federal subject of
Russia.
TATOOINE (Other) Popular CultureTatooine is a fictional desert planet in the Star Wars universe. The name is derived from the name of a Tunisian city,
Tataouine, located close to where some scenes in Star Wars was filmed.
TAYGETOS (Mountain) Greek Mythology, GreekThe Taygetos or Taÿgetus is a mountain range in the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus; its name is probably pre-Greek and of unknown meaning...
[more] TBILISI (Settlement) Georgian, EnglishDerived from Georgian
ტფილი (tipili) and Old Georgian
ტფილისი (ṭpilisi) meaning "warm". Tbilisi is the capital of the nation of Georgia in the Caucasus.
TEES (River) EnglishA river in Northeast England. The precise origin of name is not known for sure. But, given that it is one of Britain's major rivers, several theories have emerged:...
[more] TEGUCIGALPA (Political Subdivision) SpanishCapital of
Honduras, possibly from the Nahuatl word
Taguz-galpa, which means "hills of silver".
TELEMARK (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom
teler the name of an old Germanic tribe and the Old Norse
mǫrk meaning "woodland, borderland, or march/mark."...
[more] TENNESSEE (Political Subdivision) English (American)Name of a state in the United States, from Cherokee
tanasi, the name of a Cherokee village. The meaning is unknown.
TENRI (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a city in Nara prefecture which used to be (briefly) the capital of Japan under the reign of Emperor Ninken (probably reigned from 488–498)....
[more] TERABITHIA (Political Subdivision) LiteratureThe magical kingdom from the children's novel 'Bridge to Terabithia' (1977) by Katherine Paterson. Terabithia means "land of the turpentine-trees", it is in relation to the island Terebinthia in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C. S. Lewis.
TESLIN (Other) EnglishName of a mountain, plateau, river, and small lake in Yukon, Canada, and of a larger lake spanning the Yukon-British Columbia border. The word comes from the Tlingit name for the river,
Teslintoo or
Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."
TEXAS (Political Subdivision) English (American)Name of a state in the United States, from Spanish
Texas,
Tejas, originally an ethnic name, from Caddo
taysha "friends, allies" written as a plural.
THAMES (River) EnglishThe name of the river in southern England on which London is situated. This is a Brythonic river-name, explained as a derivative of Common Brythonic *temēlos, 'darkness' (compare Old Welsh
timuil, 'darkness').
THESSALONIKI (Settlement) English, GreekThe city's name derives from the Greek words
Θεσσαλός (Thessalós) referring to the region of Thessaly and
νῑ́κη (nī́kē) "victory, success"; literally translating to "Thessalian victory"...
[more] THULE (Island) Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Θούλη
(Thoule), the name of an island north of Britain which was discovered by the 4th-century BC geographer Pytheas, who arrived at it after a voyage of six days from the Orkney Islands...
[more] TIBET (Country) EnglishA kingdom established in the 7th century, Tibet was invaded by China in 1950 and has since been known as the Xizang Autonomous Region of China.
TIMPERLEY (Settlement) EnglishTimperley is a suburban village in Altrincham in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England....
[more] TIPTREE (Settlement) EnglishTiptree is a village in the East of England. Tiptree comes from Tipper's Tree.
TIREE (Island) ScottishFrom the name of the island off the west coast of Scotland. The name in Gaelic is
Tiriodh, or
Tir Iodh, meaning 'land of corn'.
TISZA (River) HungarianName of one of the main European rivers that starts in Ukraine and passes through Hungary.
TOBAGO (Island) EnglishThe name of the Island in Trinidad and Tobago. Tobago is the smaller of the 2 Caribbean islands comprising the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It’s known for its wide, sandy beaches and biodiverse tropical rainforest...
[more] TOGO (Country) English, CroatianTogo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north....
[more] TOPEKA (Political Subdivision) EnglishName of the capital city in
Kansas, meaning "a good place to dig potatoes". From Kansa
to "wild potato" +
pi "good" +
ke "to dig".
TRANENT (Settlement) ScottishA town in East Lothian, east of Edinburgh, Scotland. It's name derives from the Brythonic-Celtic
*traf-, meaning 'town, village' (Welsh
treff) and
*-neint, meaning 'stream, small river' (Welsh
nant).
TREDEGAR (Settlement) WelshA town in South-East Wales. Its name derives from the Old Welsh
tref, which means 'town' or traditionally 'farm, estate', and
degewr, which meant 'ten acres'.
TRELLEBORG (Settlement) SwedishDerived from the word
trelleborg meaning "ring fort" or "Viking ring fortress", referring to a type of circular forts built during the Viking Age. The word
trelleborg itself might be a combination of Old Norse
þræll "slave" or
trel "wooden staves" and
borg "fortress, castle".
TREWELLARD (Settlement) CornishTrewellard is a small village on the north coast road between St Just and St Ives in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
TRIBECA (Settlement) EnglishAfter the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".
TRIPOLI (Settlement) EnglishDerived from Italian
Tripoli, which is from Latin
Tripolis, ultimately from Ancient Greek
Τρίπολις (Trípolis) meaning "three cities"; a combination of
τρι- (tri-) meaning "three" and
πόλις (pólis) meaning "city"...
[more] TROMS (Political Subdivision) NorwegianA county in
Norway. The name comes from the Norse word
trums and could mean "stream" or "streaming water".
TRONDHEIM (Settlement) NorwegianThird largest city in Norway. It was founded in 997 by
Olaf Tryggvason and was first known as Kaupangen "the market place" and later
Nidaros. The name Trondheim means "the land where it grows luxuriantly".
TROWBRIDGE (Settlement) EnglishIt could be derived from the Old English treow-brycg which means “tree bridge”...
[more] TUCSON (Settlement) EnglishOf Spanish origin, meaning "black hill."
TUNA (Other) SwedishDerived from Old Norse
tún meaning "enclosure, fence, homestead, courtyard, plot". This is the name of many localities and parishes in Sweden. It is also a common place-name element (see
Eskilstuna).
TUNIS (Settlement & Country) English, Arabic, Croatian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, ArmenianDerived from the name تُونِس
(tūnis), of disputed meaning. One theory suggests Berber origin from the Tamazight root ⵜⵏⵙ
(tns) meaning "to lay down" or "encampment" or
ens meaning "to lie down, to pass the night", Others state that the name is from
Tanith, the name of a Phoenician goddess, or from
Tynes, the name of an ancient city...
[more] TUNISIA (Country) English, Italian, GalicianDerived from the name تُونِس
(tūnis), the name of the capital city of Tunisia (see
Tunis, of disputed meaning. One theory suggests Berber origin from the Tamazight root ⵜⵏⵙ
(tns) meaning "to lay down" or "encampment" or
ens meaning "to lie down, to pass the night", Others state that the name is from
Tanith, the name of a Phoenician goddess, or from
Tynes, the name of an ancient city...
[more] TURKMENISTAN (Country) English, CroatianMeans "land of the Turkmens"; a combination of Turkmen
Türkmen, which is derived from Turkish
Türk "Turk" and Sogdian
-myn, -men "resembling, like" (in all meaning "resembling a Turk, like a Turk, co-Turk") and the Persian suffix
ـستان (-stān) "land, place of", "country"...
[more] TURKU (Settlement) FinnishFrom Old East Slavic търгъ (
tǔrgǔ) meaning "market place". Turku is the 3rd largest urban area in
Finland.
TUSCANY (Region) EnglishTuscany is named after the Etruscans who settled central Italy in the 8th century BC.
TUVA (Political Subdivision) EnglishDerived from the name
Tuvan, referring to the native ethnic group of the region. The word
Tuvan itself has an unknown etymological origin and meaning. The Tuva Republic is a federal subject of
Russia located in southern
Siberia and bordering
Mongolia.
TUVALU (Country) PolynesianTuvalu is also the name of a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its name meaning 'eight standing together'.
TYNE (River) EnglishA river in North-East England. Its meaning is unknown, but some sources relate it to a word in a local Celtic or pre-Celtic language
*tei-*, meaning 'river'. However, the evidence for the existence of such a word is insufficient....
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