Abkhazia(Country)English From Russian Абхазия (Abkhaziya) from Georgian აფხაზეთი (Apxazeti), which is derived from აფხაზი (Apxazi), the Georgian name for the Abkhaz people... [more]
Abyssinia(Country)English The name of Ethiopia until the early 20th century.
Abyssinia(Country & Region)English From Latin Abissinus meaning "Abyssinian, Ethiopian", ultimately derived from Arabic الحبشة (al-Habashah) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a region and former empire in the Horn of Africa, consisting of present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Acádia(Country, Region & Settlement)Portuguese Portuguese form of both Acadia and Akkad (mostly the ancient city, but sometimes also the Akkadian Empire).
Adal Sultanate(Country)History The Adal Sultanate, or Kingdom of Adal or Awdal, was a Muslim Somali kingdom and sultanate located in the Horn of Africa.
Adyga Khaku(Country & Region)Circassian From Circassian адыгэ (adyga), the name of the Adyghe people, combined with хэку (khaku) meaning "homeland, land". This is the Circassian name for Circassia.
Ahmestrah(Country)Mormon An alternate name for Egypt, used in Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language, which was written by Joseph Smith. It appears to be partly derived from Mitzrayim, the son of Ham, which was occasionally written as Mestraim... [more]
Akti Elefantostou(Country)Greek Greek form of Ivory Coast. It literally means "Coast of Ivory" in Greek, as it is derived from the Greek noun ακτή (akti) meaning "coast" combined with the Greek noun ελεφαντοστό (elefantosto) meaning "ivory".
Amiton(Country)Coptic Meaning uncertain, possibly from Greek Μῆδος (Medos) meaning "Mede", referring to the historical region of Media in what is now northwestern Iran. This is the Coptic name for China, with the spelling ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ used in both Bohairic and Sahidic while ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ is solely used in Bohairic.