Literal Meanings of Country Names #2

Bulgaria

Please enter the origin of the ethnic group Bulgar, which is derived from a Proto-Turkic word "bulģha".

Land of the

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Burkina Faso

Please enter the meanings of both words.

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Cameroon

Origin from French "Rio de Camarōes", a river that is now called the Wouri river.

Land near the river with

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Canada

Origin from Iroquoi "Kanada"

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Chad

From a geological icon in Chad's southwest.

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Comoros

from arabic جزر القمر‎ (Jazā'ir al-Qamar)

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Timor-Leste

Timor comes from Indonesian "timur", and Leste comes from Portuguese

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Eritrea

Italicization of Greek "Ἐρυθρά Θάλασσα (Erythrá Thálassa)".

Land near the

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