Latin names of regions
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Here are list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.
- cty. - county
- dept. - department
- dist. - district
- isl. -island
- kdom. - kingdom
- pen - peninsula
- pref. - prefecture
- prin. - principality
- prphy. - periphery
- prov. - province
- reg. - region
- state - state
| Latin | English name(s) [other name(s)] or [older name(s)] of Subdivisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Acarnania� | Acarnania (fmr dept?, dist.) | |
| Aemilia et Romania | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Aetolia� | Aetolia (fmr. dept.?, dist.) | |
| Aetoloacarnania� | Aetoloacarnania, Aitolio-Akarnania (pref.) | |
| Africa Australis | South Africa | |
| Amazon (state) | Amazonas, most pref. Amazon (state) | |
| Apulia | Apulia, Puglia | |
| Arcadia� | Arcadia (pref.), Greece | |
| Argolis� | Argolis, Argolida (pref.), Greece | |
| Australia Borealis | South Australia | |
| Australia Occidentalis | Western Australia (state) | |
| Boeotia | Boeotia (pref.), Greece | |
| Borussia, Prussia | Prussia | |
| Calabria | Calabria, Italy | |
| California | California (state) USA, (2 states) Mexico | |
| California Superior | Alta California, now California (state) | |
| Campania | Campania (reg.) | |
| Cansa, Cansae, Cansas | Kansas (state), USA (America) | |
| Carolina Australis | South Carolina (state), USA | |
| Carolina Borealis | North Carolina (state) USA | |
| Columbia Britannicum | British Columbia (prov.) | |
| Corinthia | Corinthia (pref.), Greece | |
| Creta | Crete (prphy.) | |
| Dakota Australis | South Dakota (state), USA | |
| Dakota Borealis | North Dakota (state), USA | |
| Demetae (fmr. kdom. and prin.) | Dyfed cty. | |
| Elea, Elia? | Elia (pref.) fmr. dept., Greece | |
| Epirus� | Epirus (prphy.) | |
| Epirus Borealis | Southern Albania, (Northern Epirus) | |
| Euboea� | Euboea (pref.), (isl.), Greece | |
| Eurytania� | Eurytania, Evrytania (pref.), Greece | |
| Forojulium | Friulia | |
| Forojulium et Venetia Julia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Flumen Januarii (state) | Rio De Janeiro (state) some RJ metro | |
| Gestricia | [[G�strikland]], Sweden | |
| Georgia (state) | Georgia (state) | |
| Graecia Centralis | Central Greece (prphy.) | |
| Ionia (dist.) | Western Turkey | |
| Laconia, Lacedaemonia | Laconia (pref.), Greece | |
| Lasithia | Lasithia (pref.), Greece | |
| Latium (reg.) | Latium (Lazio) (reg.) | |
| Liguria | Liguria | |
| Langobardia | Lombardy (Lombardia), Italy (reg.) | |
| Lucania | Basilicata, some prefer Lucania | |
| Lusatia Inferior | Lower Lusatia | |
| Lusatia Superior | Upper Lusatia | |
| Macedonia� | Macedonia (prphy.), Southwestern Bulgaria | |
| Macedonia (respublica) | Macedonia (republic) | |
| Masovia, Mazovia | Masovia (Mazowsze), prov. of Poland | Marche (reg.), Italy |
| Magnesia� | Magnesia (pref.), Greece | |
| Nericia | [[N�rke]], Sweden | |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia (prov.) | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | |
| Nova Terra | formerly Newfoundland (prov.) | |
| Nova Terra et Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador (prov.) | |
| Nova Eburaca | New York (state) | |
| Olandia | �land, Sweden | |
| Patagonia | Patagonia, Argentina, Chile | |
| Pedemontium | Piedmont, Italy | |
| Pella | Pella (pref.), Greece | |
| Peloponnesus (pen.) | Peloponnesus, Peloponnese (prphy.) / (pen.) | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania (state) | |
| Phocis� | Phocis (Phokida, Phokis) (pref.), Greece | |
| Phthotis� | Phthotis, Phthotida (pref.), Greece | |
| Pieria | Pieria, Greece | |
| Polonia Minor | Greater Poland (Małopolska), prov. ofPoland | |
| Polonia Maior | Lesser Poland (Wielkopolska), prov. of Poland | |
| Pomerania | Pomerania (Pomorze), prov. of Poland | |
| Pomerania Inferior | West Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie), prov. of Poland | |
| Pomerania Superior | East Pomerania (Pomorze Wschodnie), prov. of Poland | |
| Prussia, Borussia | Prussia | |
| Respublica Africa Centralis | Central African Republic | |
| Rhodope<� | Rhodope (p.), Greece | |
| Sicilia | Sicily | |
| Silesia | Silesia (Śląsk), prov. of Poland | |
| Silesia Inferior | Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk), prov. of Poland | |
| Silesia Superior | Upper Silesia (G�rny Śląsk), prov. of Poland | |
| Thesprotia | Thesprotia (pref.), Greece | |
| Thessalia� | Thessaly (prphy.) | |
| Thracia� | Thrace (prphy.), Southern Bulgaria, Western Turkey | |
| Tirolum Meridionale | Trentino-Alto Adige/S�dtirol, Southern Tyrol | |
| Tuscia | Tuscany | |
| Umbria | Umbria (reg.) | |
| Uplandia | Uplands, Sweden | |
| Vallis Augustana | Val d'Aosta | |
| Vasingtonia (state) | Washington (state) |
partial list
1 - Latinized form of a Greek derived name
See also:
- List of Roman place names in Britain
- Latin names of European cities
- Latin names of European rivers
- Latin names of cities
- Latin names of craters
- Latin names of geographical features
- Latin names of islands
- Latin names of lakes
- Latin names of mountains
- Roman place names
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Latin_names_of_regions" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_names_of_regions, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
