The following is a list of Basque exonyms, that is to say Basque-language names for places that do not speak Basque.
Algeria[edit]
 Algeria Aljeria
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Algiers
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Aljer
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Al-Jazā'ir
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Austria[edit]
 Austria
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Salzburg
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Salzburgo
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Salzburg
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| Vienna
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Viena
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Wien
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Azerbaijan[edit]
 Azerbaijan
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Baku
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Baku
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Bakı
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Belgium[edit]
 Belgium Belgika
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Antwerp
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Anberes
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| Bruges
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Brujas
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| Brussels
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Brusela
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| Liège
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Lieja
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 Canada Kanada
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Newfoundland
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Ternua
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 Chad Txad
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| N'Djamena
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Yamena
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 China Txina
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Beijing
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Pekin
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Beijing
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 Cyprus Zipre
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Nicosia
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Nikosia
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Lefkoşa
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| Lefkosía
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Czech Republic[edit]
 Czech Republic Txekia
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Prague
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Praga
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Praha
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Denmark[edit]
 Denmark Danimarka
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Copenhagen
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Kopenhage
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København
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 Egypt Egipto
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Alexandria
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Alexandria
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Al-Iskandariyya
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| Cairo
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Kairo
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Qāhirah
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| Suez
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Suez
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Suways
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| Luxor
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Luxor
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Al-Uqṣur
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 France Frantzia
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Abitain
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Abitaine
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| Ajaccio
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Aiacciu
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| Aire-sur-l'Adour
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Atura
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| Alsace
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Alsazia
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| Ance
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Arhantze
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| Anglet
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Angel(o)u
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| Angous
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Angastue
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| Aramits
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Aramitze
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| Arcachon
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Arkaizo
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| Arette
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Ereta
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| Angoulême
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Angulema
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| Argelès-Gazost
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Argelez
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| Arrive
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Arriba
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| Auch
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Auski, Autxo, Hiriberri-Autxoa
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| Autevielle
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Autile
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| Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Uronaga
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| Baretous
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Baretos
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| Barlanes
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Sarraltzune
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| Biscarrosse
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Bizkarrotze
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| Bordeaux
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Bordele, Burdigala
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| Bourgogne
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Borgoina, Burgundia
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| Carcassonne
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Carcasona
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| Castetnau-Camblong
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Gazteluberri Bearno
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| Charre
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Xarra
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| Condom
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Gondona
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| Dax
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Akize
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| Dordogne
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Dordoina
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| Escos
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Ezkoze
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| Espiute
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Azpilda
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| Esquiule
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Eskiula
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| Eysus
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Isuazi
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| Féas
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Inhasi
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| Foix
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Fox
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| Géronce
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Jeruntze
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| Geüs (d'Oloron)
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Ustasu
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| Guinarthe
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Ginarte
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| Haute-Garonne
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Garona Garaia
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| Hautes-Pyrénées
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Pirinio Garaiak
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| Le Havre
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Habre Grazia
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| Hastingues
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Hastinga
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| Hossegor
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Ozagorri
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| Issor
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Izorra
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| Labastide-Villefranche
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Bastidaxarre
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| Labrit
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Albret
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| Langon
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Langoe
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| Lanne-en-Barétous
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Landa
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| La Rochelle
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Arroxela, Erroxela
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| Lembeye
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Inbidia
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| Lescar
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Leskarre
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| Lescun
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Laskun
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| Libourne
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Liburna
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| Lichos
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Lixoze
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| Lourdes
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Lorda, Lourda, Lurda
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| Lyon
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Lione
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| Marseille
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Marseilla, Marsella, Marzella
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| Meritein
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Meritiñe
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| Mirande
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Miranda-Autxoa
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| Mont-de-Marsan
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Mendi Marzana
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| Monein
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Muneiñe
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| Muret
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Murueta
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| Nabas
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Nabarzi
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| Navarrenx
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Nabarrengose, Nabarrenkoze
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| Nérac
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Nerako
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| Nice
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Niza
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| Oloron-Sainte-Marie
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Oloroe-Donamaria, Olorue, Auloroa
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| Orthez
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Ortheze, Ort(h)ese
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| Pamiers
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Paniertza
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| Paris
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Parise
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| Pau
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Paue / Pabe
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| Perpignan
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Perpinyà
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| Peyrehorade
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Peirorade, Peirahorada
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| Préchacq-Josbaigt
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Josibaia
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| Rouen
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Erruan
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| Saint-Gaudens
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Done Gaudentzi
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| Saint-Girons
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Done Girontze, Dongiruntze
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| Saint-Goin
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Sangoine
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| Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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Saint-Pierre eta Mikelune
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| Saint-Martin-de-Hinx
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Donamartiri-Ihintz(a)
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| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse
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San Bisentse
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| Salies-de-Béarn
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Biarnoko Salis, Saliese
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| Sauveterre-de-Béarn
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Salbaterra Bearno
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| Strasbourg
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Estrasburgo
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| Sus
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Xütxe
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| Tarbes
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Aturbe, Tarbe
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| Tarnos
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Tarnose
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| Tartas
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Tarusa
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| Toulouse
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Tolosa
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Germany[edit]
 Germany (Alemania)
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| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Cologne
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Kolonia
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Kölle
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| Köln
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| Konstanz
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Konstantza
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Konstanz
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| Hamburg
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Hanburgo
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 Greece Grezia
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Achaea
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Akaia
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Greek
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| Athens
|
Atenas
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Athína
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Greek
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| Sparta
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Esparta
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Greek
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| Thessaloniki
|
Tesalonika
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Greek
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Guinea-Conakry[edit]
 Guinea-Conakry Ginea-Konakry
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Conakry
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Konakry
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Kɔnakiri
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Malinké
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 India
|
| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Delhi
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Delhi
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Dilli
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| Kolkata
|
Kalkuta
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Kolkata
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 Iran
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Esfahan
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Ispahan
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| Ghom
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Qom
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| Tehran
|
Teheran
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 Iraq Irak
|
| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Basra
|
Basora
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Basrah
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| Besra
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 Israel
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| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Jerusalem
|
Jerusalem
|
Yerushalayim
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| Nazareth
|
Nazaret
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Natzrat
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| Tiberias
|
Tiberiades
|
Tverya
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|
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 Italy Italia
|
| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Bologna
|
Bolonia
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| Florence
|
Florentzia
|
Firenze
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| Genoa
|
Genoa
|
Genova
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| Milan
|
Milan
|
Milan
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| Milano
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| Rome
|
Erroma
|
Roma
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| Turin
|
Turin
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Torino
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| Turin
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Lebanon[edit]
 Lebanon Libano
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Beirut
|
Beirut
|
Bayrūt
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|
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 Libya Libia
|
| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Benghazi
|
Benghazi
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Binġāzī
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| Tripoli
|
Tripoli
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Ţarābulus
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Mauritania[edit]
 Mauritania
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| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Nouakchott
|
Nuakchot
|
Nuwākšūṭ
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Mongolia[edit]
 Mongolia
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Ulaanbaatar
|
Ulan Bator
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Morocco[edit]
 Morocco Maroko
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Marrakech
|
Marrakex
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Murrākuš
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| Tangier
|
Tanger
|
Ṭanja
|
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 Nepal
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Kathmandu
|
Katmandu
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Kantipur
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Netherlands[edit]
 Netherlands Herbehereak
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| The Hague
|
Haga
|
Den Haag
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| Nijmegen
|
Nimega
|
Nijmegen
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Palestine[edit]
 Palestine Palestina
|
| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Gaza
|
Ghaza
|
Gazza
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| Jerusalem
|
Jerusalem
|
Al-Quds
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 Poland Polonia
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Kraków
|
Krakovia
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Kraków
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| Warsaw
|
Varsovia
|
Warszawa
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Romania[edit]
 Romania Errumania
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Bucharest
|
Bukarest
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București
|
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 Russia Errusia
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Aleutian Islands
|
Aleutiarrak
|
Tanam Unangaa
|
Aleut
|
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| Moscow
|
Mosku
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Moskva
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Russian
|
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| Saint Petersburg
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San Petersburgo
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Sankt Peterburg
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Russian
|
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Saudi Arabia[edit]
 Saudi Arabia
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Medina
|
Medina
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Madīna
|
Arabic
|
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| Mecca
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Meka
|
Makkah
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| Riyadh
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Riad
|
Riyāḍ
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 Serbia Serbía
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Belgrade
|
Belgrad
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Beograd
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South Africa[edit]
 South Africa Hego Afrika
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Cape Town
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Lurmutur Hiria
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 Spain Espainia
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Aragón
|
Aragoi
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| Ansó
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Berari
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| Alagón
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Alaun
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| Barcelona
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Bartzelona
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| Biniés
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Bintze
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| Burgos
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Barduria
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| Cádiz
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Karize, Kadiz
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| Calahorra
|
Kalagorri(a)
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| Cantabria
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Kantabria
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| Casalarreina
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Nafarruri, Nafaurri, Nahaurri
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| Castile
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Gaztela
|
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| Castro-Urdiales
|
(Kastro-)Urdial(a)itz
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| Ceuta
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Zeuta
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| Cihuri
|
Zihuri, Zufiuri, Zufihuri
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| Córdoba
|
Kordoba
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| Ejea de los Caballeros
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(Setia-)E(t)xea
|
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| Ezcaray
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Ezkarai
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Several toponyms in the area have Basque origin due to the settlement of Basques after the Reconquista.
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| Gijon
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Kixoi
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| Huesca
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Oska / Uheska
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| Jaca
|
Jaka / Iakha
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| La Jacetania
|
Jazetania
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| Logroño
|
Loroño, Lugruñu, Logruño, Lugruñun
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| Madrid
|
Madril
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| Murcia
|
Murtzia
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| Nájera
|
Naiara
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| Palencia
|
Palentzia
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| Reinosa
|
Larrainotza
|
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| Ribagorza
|
Ribagortza
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| Ruesta
|
Arrosta
|
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| Salvatierra de Esca
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Salbaterra Ezka
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| San Millan de la Cogolla
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Donemiliaga Kukula, Kukullako Donemiliaga
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| Santander
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Sanandere, Donandere
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| Santiago de Compostela
|
Compostelako Donejakue
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| Santo Domingo de la Calzada
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Ozkabarte, Galtzada
|
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|
The Basque Language Academy does not recommend Ozkabarte.[1]
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| Santoña
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Zandoina
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| Sevilla
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Sibilia, Sibirija, Sibirije
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| Sigüés
|
Zigoze, Sigoze
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| Sos del Rey Católico
|
Sause
|
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| Tarazona
|
Aturiazu
|
|
|
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| Tauste
|
Deustia
|
|
|
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| Undués de Lerda
|
Undoze Lerda
|
|
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| Undués Pintano
|
Undoze Pintano
|
|
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| Urdués
|
Urdoze
|
|
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| Valencia
|
Valentzia
|
|
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| Valle de Losa
|
Lausa Harana
|
|
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| Villaescusa la Sombria
|
Birobezkano
|
|
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| Zaragoza
|
Zarautza, Zalduba
|
|
|
|
Sri Lanka[edit]
 Sri Lanka
|
| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Kolombo
|
Kolonba
|
Kolamba
|
|
|
Switzerland[edit]
 Switzerland Suitza
|
| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
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| Basel
|
Basilea
|
Basel
|
|
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| Bern
|
Berna
|
Bern
|
|
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| Geneva
|
Geneva
|
Genève
|
|
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| Lucerne
|
Luzerna
|
Luzern
|
|
|
 Syria Siria
|
| English name
|
Basque name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Damascus
|
Damasko
|
Dimašq
|
|
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Thailand[edit]
 Thailand Tailandia
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Bangkok
|
Bangkok
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Krung Thep
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|
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Ukraine[edit]
 Ukraine Ukraina
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
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Language
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| Chernobyl
|
Txernobyl
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Chornobil'
|
|
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| Kyiv
|
Kiev
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Kyiv
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|
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| Sevastopol
|
Sebastopol
|
Sevastopol
|
|
|
United Arab Emirates[edit]
 United Arab Emirates Arabiar Emirreri Batuak
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Šāriqah
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Sharjah
|
|
|
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| Umm Al-Quwayyn
|
Umm Al-Qaiwain
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom[edit]
 United Kingdom Erresuma Batuak
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| English name
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Basque name
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Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Anguilla
|
Aingira
|
|
|
|
| London
|
Londres
|
London
|
English
|
|
United States[edit]
 United States Ameriketako Estatu Batuak
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Aleutian Islands
|
Aleutiarrak
|
Tanam Unangaa
|
Aleut
|
|
| San Francisco
|
San Frantzisko
|
San Francisco
|
English
|
|
| Nevada
|
Elurterri
|
Nevada
|
English
|
|
| New York
|
York Berri
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New York
|
English
|
|
| Sacramento
|
Sakramentu
|
Sacramento
|
English
|
|
| Chicago
|
Txikagoa
|
Chicago
|
English
|
|
| Portland
|
Portueta
|
Portland
|
English
|
|
| Jacksonville
|
Jakuenerri
|
Jacksonville
|
English
|
|
| Anaheim
|
Anaintza
|
Anaheim
|
English
|
|
Uzbekistan[edit]
 Uzbekistan
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
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Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Tashkent
|
Taxkent
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Toshkent
|
Uzbek
|
|
Venezuela[edit]
 Venezuela
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| English name
|
Basque name
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Endonym
|
Notes
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| Name
|
Language
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| Caracas
|
Karakatxela
|
Caracas
|
Spanish
|
|
References[edit]
- ↑ 149 (in euskara),
Beste izen batzuk zerrendara ez gehitzea erabaki da inoiz erabili den izena ez baita egoki ikusi
See also[edit]
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