French exonyms

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Below is list of French language exonyms for places in non-French-speaking areas :

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[edit] Albania

French: l'Albanie (compare to Albany)

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[edit] Austria

French: l'Autriche (literally The East Realm/German: Eastern Realm)

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[edit] Belgium

French: la Belgique

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[edit] China

French: la Chine

[edit] Cyprus

French: Chypre

[edit] Czech Republic

French: la République tchèque ("la Tchéquie" is non-standard French after Ger. Tschechien)

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[edit] Denmark

French: le Danemark

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[edit] Egypt

French: l'Egypte

[edit] Germany

French: l'Allemagne

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[edit] Greece

French: la Grèce

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[edit] Israel

French: Israël

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  • Akko Acre
  • Beer Sheva Bersabée
  • Kefar Nachum Capharnaüm
  • Eilat Elath
  • Azza Gaza (Palestinian Authority)(after journalistic use in English), Ghazza (after Ar. ġazza < Bibl. Hebrew ˤazza)
  • Yerushalayim Jérusalem
  • Shkhem Sichem (Biblical), mod. Naplouse (Palestinian Authority)(after Ar. nāblus < Greek neapolis, formerly Bibl. Hebr. škhem, Engl. Sichem)
  • Tzfat Safed (after Ar. ṣafad)
  • Tverya Tibériade
  • Yafo Jaffa

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[edit] Italy

French: l'Italie

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[edit] Lebanon

French: le Liban

[edit] Malta

French: Malte

[edit] Netherlands

French: les Pays-Bas

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[edit] Poland

French: la Pologne

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[edit] Portugal

French: le Portugal

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[edit] Romania

French: la Roumanie

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[edit] Russia

French: la Russie

[edit] San Marino

[edit] Serbia

French: la Serbie

[edit] Slovakia

French: la Slovaquie

[edit] South Africa

French: l'Afrique du Sud

[edit] Spain

French: l'Espagne

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[edit] Switzerland

French: la Suisse

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[edit] Cantons

[edit] Syria

French: la Syrie

[edit] Turkey

French: la Turquie

[edit] United Kingdom

French: le Royaume-Uni

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[edit] Nations

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[edit] Rivers

[edit] United States of America

French: les Etats-Unis d'Amérique

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[edit] Cities

[edit] States

[edit] See also