Behind the Name: Submitted Place Names Starting with Z

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ZAMBIA(Country)English
The name of the Country in East Africa. Zambia, in southern Africa, is a landlocked country of rugged terrain and diverse wildlife, with many parks and safari areas. On its border with Zimbabwe is famed Victoria Falls – indigenously called Mosi-oa-Tunya, or "Smoke That Thunders” – plunging a misty 108m into narrow Batoka Gorge... [more]

ZAMBIJA(Country)Croatian
Croatian form of Zambia.

ZANZIBAR(Island)English
Means "black-skinned coast", from the Arabic زنجبار (Zanjibār) which is from Persian زنگبار (zangebâr), a combination of Persian زنگی (zangi) "black, dark-skinned" and بار (bār) "bank, shore, coast"... [more]

ZELENORTSKA REPUBLIKA(Country)Croatian
Croatian form of Cape Verde.

ZHAIYQ(River)Kazakh
Kazakh form of Ural (Ural River).

ZIMBABVE(Country)Croatian
Croatian form of Zimbabwe.

ZIMBABWE(Country)English
The name of the Country in East Africa. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscape and diverse wildlife, much of it within parks, reserves and safari areas... [more]

ZÜRICH(Settlement)German
A Swiss city.

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