Latin names of regions

Latin names of regions

Here are a list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.

*cty. - county
*dept. - department
*dist. - district
*"isl." -island
*kdom. - kingdom
*"pen" - peninsula
*pref. - prefecture
*prin. - principality
*prphy. - periphery
*prov. - province
*reg. - region
*state - state

List of names

Latinized form of a Greek derived name

External links

* [http://www.columbia.edu/acis/ets/Graesse/contents.html Graesse, Orbis Latinus]
* [http://www.uni-mannheim.de/mateo/camenaref/hofmann.html Hofmann: Lexicon Universale]
* [http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationes_mundi Vicipaedia (Latina) names of countries]


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