The following is a list of Basque exonyms, that is to say Basque-language names for places that do not speak Basque.
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
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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
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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 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 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 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 (Alemania)
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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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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
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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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Achaea
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Akaia
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Greek
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Athens
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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
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Tesalonika
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Greek
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Guinea-Conakry Ginea-Konakry
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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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Conakry
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Konakry
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Kɔnakiri
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Malinké
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India
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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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Delhi
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Delhi
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Dilli
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Kolkata
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Kalkuta
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Kolkata
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Iran
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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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Esfahan
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Ispahan
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Ghom
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Qom
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Tehran
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Teheran
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Iraq Irak
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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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Basra
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Basora
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Basrah
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Besra
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Israel
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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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Jerusalem
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Jerusalem
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Yerushalayim
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Nazareth
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Nazaret
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Natzrat
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Tiberias
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Tiberiades
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Tverya
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Italy Italia
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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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Bologna
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Bolonia
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Florence
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Florentzia
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Firenze
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Genoa
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Genoa
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Genova
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Milan
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Milan
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Milan
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Milano
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Rome
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Erroma
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Roma
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Turin
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Turin
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Torino
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Turin
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Lebanon Libano
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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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Beirut
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Beirut
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Bayrūt
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Libya Libia
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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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Benghazi
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Benghazi
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Binġāzī
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Tripoli
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Tripoli
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Ţarābulus
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Mauritania
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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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Nouakchott
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Nuakchot
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Nuwākšūṭ
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Mongolia
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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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Ulaanbaatar
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Ulan Bator
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Morocco Maroko
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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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Marrakech
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Marrakex
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Murrākuš
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Tangier
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Tanger
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Ṭanja
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Nepal
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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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Kathmandu
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Katmandu
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Kantipur
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Netherlands Herbehereak
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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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The Hague
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Haga
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Den Haag
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Nijmegen
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Nimega
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Nijmegen
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Palestine Palestina
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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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Gaza
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Ghaza
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Gazza
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Jerusalem
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Jerusalem
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Al-Quds
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Poland Polonia
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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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Kraków
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Krakovia
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Kraków
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Warsaw
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Varsovia
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Warszawa
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Romania Errumania
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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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Bucharest
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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
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Aleutiarrak
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Tanam Unangaa
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Aleut
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Moscow
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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
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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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Medina
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Medina
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Madīna
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Arabic
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Mecca
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Meka
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Makkah
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Riyadh
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Riad
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Riyāḍ
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Serbia Serbía
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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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Belgrade
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Belgrad
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Beograd
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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
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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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Aragón
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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
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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
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(Kastro-)Urdial(a)itz
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Ceuta
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Zeuta
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Cihuri
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Zihuri, Zufiuri, Zufihuri
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Córdoba
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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
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Jaka / Iakha
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La Jacetania
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Jazetania
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Logroño
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Loroño, Lugruñu, Logruño, Lugruñun
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Madrid
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Madril
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Murcia
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Murtzia
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Nájera
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Naiara
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Palencia
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Palentzia
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Reinosa
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Larrainotza
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Ribagorza
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Ribagortza
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Ruesta
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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
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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
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Zigoze, Sigoze
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Sos del Rey Católico
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Sause
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Tarazona
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Aturiazu
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Tauste
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Deustia
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Undués de Lerda
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Undoze Lerda
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Undués Pintano
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Undoze Pintano
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Urdués
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Urdoze
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Valencia
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Valentzia
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Valle de Losa
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Lausa Harana
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Villaescusa la Sombria
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Birobezkano
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Zaragoza
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Zarautza, Zalduba
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Sri Lanka
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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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Kolombo
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Kolonba
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Kolamba
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Switzerland Suitza
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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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Basel
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Basilea
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Basel
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Bern
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Berna
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Bern
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Geneva
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Geneva
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Genève
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Lucerne
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Luzerna
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Luzern
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Syria Siria
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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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Damascus
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Damasko
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Dimašq
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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
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Bangkok
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Krung Thep
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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
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Txernobyl
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Chornobil'
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Kyiv
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Kiev
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Kyiv
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Sevastopol
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Sebastopol
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Sevastopol
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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
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Language
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Šāriqah
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Sharjah
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Umm Al-Quwayyn
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Umm Al-Qaiwain
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United Kingdom Erresuma 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
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Language
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Anguilla
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Aingira
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London
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Londres
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London
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English
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United States Ameriketako Estatu 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
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Language
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Aleutian Islands
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Aleutiarrak
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Tanam Unangaa
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Aleut
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San Francisco
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San Frantzisko
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San Francisco
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English
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Nevada
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Elurterri
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Nevada
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English
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New York
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York Berri
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New York
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English
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Sacramento
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Sakramentu
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Sacramento
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English
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Chicago
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Txikagoa
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Chicago
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English
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Portland
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Portueta
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Portland
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English
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Jacksonville
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Jakuenerri
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Jacksonville
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English
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Anaheim
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Anaintza
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Anaheim
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English
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Uzbekistan
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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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Tashkent
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Taxkent
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Toshkent
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Uzbek
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Venezuela
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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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Caracas
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Karakatxela
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Caracas
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Spanish
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- ^ 149 (in Basque),
Beste izen batzuk zerrendara ez gehitzea erabaki da inoiz erabili den izena ez baita egoki ikusi