Armenian exonyms

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Below is a list of Armenian language exonyms for places. This list only includes names that are significantly different from the local toponym, some exonyms are marked as historical, modern exonyms may match the toponyms.

## Austria

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Austria Ավստրիա (Avstria)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Vienna | Vienna (Վիեննա)  | Wien  | German |

## Belgium

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Belgium Բելգիա (Belgia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Flanders | Flandria (Ֆլանդրիա)  | Vlaanderen  | Dutch |
Wallonia | Valonia (Վալոնիա)  | Wallonie  | French |

## Czech Republic

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Czech Republic Չեխիա (Chekhia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Bohemia | Bohemia (Բոհեմիա)  | Čechy  | Czech |
Moravia | Moravia (Մոռավիա)  | Morava  | Czech |

## Denmark

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Denmark Դանիա (Dania)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Copenhagen | Kopenhagen (Կոպենհագեն)  | København  | Danish |

## France

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France Ֆրանսիա (Fransia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Brittany | Bretan (Բրետան)  | Bretagne  | French
Breizh  | Breton  |
Corsica | Korsika (Կորսիկա)  | Corse  | French |
Lorraine | Lotaringia (Լոտարինգիա)  | Lorraine  | French |
Normandy | Normandia (Նորմանդիա)  | Normandie  | French |
Picardy | Pikardia (Պիկարդիա)  | Picardie  | French |

## Georgia

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Georgia Վրաստան (Vrastan)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Batumi | Bat'oum (Բաթում)  | Batumi (ბათუმი)  | Georgian |
Khashuri | Khashour (Խաշուր)  | Khashuri (ხაშური)  | Georgian |
Kutaisi | Kout'ais (Քութայիս)  | Kutaisi (ქუთაისი)  | Georgian |
Senaki | Senak (Սենակ)  | Senaki (სენაკი)  | Georgian |
Tbilisi | Tpghis (Տփղիս)  | Tbilisi (თბილისი)  | Georgian | Now historical.
Zugdidi | Zougdid (Զուգդիդ)  | Zugdidi (ზუგდიდი)  | Georgian |

## Germany

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Germany Գերմանիա (Germania)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Bavaria | Bavaria (Բավարիա)  | Bayern  | German |
Lower Saxony | Storin Saksonia (Ստորին Սաքսոնիա)  | Niedersachsen  | German |
Saxony | Saksonia (Սաքսոնիա)  | Sachsen  | German |
Saxony-Anhalt | Saksonia-Anhalt' (Սաքսոնիա-Անհալթ)  | Sachsen-Anhalt  | German |
Thuringia | T'youringia (Թյուրինգիա)  | Thüringen  | German |

## Greece

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Greece Հունաստան (Hounastan)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Athens | Atenk' (Աթենք)  | Athína (Αθήνα)  | Greek |
Corinth | Kornt'os (Կորնթոս)  | Kórinthos (Κόρινθος)  | Greek |
Heraklion | Heraklion (Հերակլիոն)  | Irákleio (Ηράκλειο)  | Greek |
Thebes | T'ebe (Թեբե)  | Thíva (Θήβα)  | Greek |
Thessaloniki, Salonica | Tesaghoniké (Թեսաղոնիկէ)  | Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)  | Greek |

## Italy

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Italy Իտալիա (Italia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Apulia | Apoulia (Ապուլիա)  | Puglia  | Italian |
Florence | Florentsia (Ֆլորենցիա)  | Firenze  | Italian |
Milan | Milan (Միլան)  | Milano  | Italian |
Naples | Neapol (Նեապոլ)  | Napoli  | Italian |
Piedmont | Piemont (Պիեմոնտ)  | Piemonte  | Italian |
Rome | Hrom (Հռոմ)  | Roma  | Italian |
Turin | T'ourin (Թուրին)  | Torino  | Italian |
Syracuse | Sirakyous (Սիրաքյուս)  | Siracusa  | Italian |
Venice | Venetik (Վենետիկ)  | Venezia  | Italian |

## Poland

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Poland Լեհաստան (Lehastan)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Pomerania | Pomerania (Պոմերանիա)  | Pomorska  | Polish |
Silesia | Silesia (Սիլեզիա)  | Śląsk  | Polish |

## Portugal

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Portugal Պորտուգալիա (Portougalia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Lisbon | Lisabon (Լիսաբոն)  | Lisboa  | Portuguese |

## Spain

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Spain Իսպանիա (Ispania)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Catalonia | Katalonia (Կատալոնիա)  | Cataluña  | Spanish  |
Catalunya  | Catalan  |

## Sweden

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Sweden Շվեդիա (Shvedia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Scania | Skania (Սկանիա)  | Skåne  | Swedish |

## Turkey

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Turkey Թուրքիա (Tourkia)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Arapgir | Arabkir (Արաբկիր)  | Arapgir  | Turkish |
Bitlis | Baghesh (Բաղեշ)  | Bitlis  | Turkish |
Diyarbakır | Tigrankert (Տիգրանակերտ)  | Diyarbakır  | Turkish |
Doğubayazıt | Daronyk (Դարոյնք), Darenits' (Դարենից)  | Doğubayazıt  | Turkish |
Edirne | Adrianapolis (Ադրիանապոլիս)  | Edirne  | Turkish |
Elazığ | Kharberd (Խարբերդ)  | Elazığ  | Turkish |
Erzincan | Yerznka (Երզնկա)  | Erzincan  | Turkish |
Erzurum | Karin (Կարին)  | Erzurum  | Turkish |
Hınıs | Khnus (Խնուս)  | Hınıs  | Turkish |
Istanbul | Kostantinoupolis (Կոստանդնուպոլիս), Byouzandion (Բյուզանդիոն)  | İstanbul  | Turkish | Both now historical.
Kars | Kars (Կարս), Ghars (Ղարս)  | Kars  | Turkish |
Sarıkamış | Sarighamish (Սարիղամիշ)  | Sarıkamış  | Turkish |
Sason | Sasun (Սասուն)  | Sason  | Turkish |
Sivas | Sebastia (Սեբաստիա)  | Sivas  | Turkish |
Trabzon | Trapizon (Տրապիզոն)  | Trabzon  | Turkish |
Üsküdar | Skyutar (Սկյուտար)  | Üsküdar  | Turkish |

## United Kingdom

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United Kingdom Միացյալ Թագավորություն (Miatsyal T'agavorout'youn)

English name  | Armenian name  | Endonym  | Notes
Name  | Language
Great Britain | Mec Britania (Մեծ Բրիտանիա)  | Great Britain  | English |
England | Anglia (Անգլիա)  | England  | English |
Northern Ireland | Hyusisayin Irlandia (Հյուսիսային Իռլանդիա)  | Northern Ireland  | English |
Scotland | Shotlandia (Շոտլանդիա)  | Scotland  | English
Alba  | Scottish Gaelic  |
Wales | Ouels (Ուելս)  | Wales  | English
Cymru  | Welsh  |

## See also

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* List of European exonyms
* List of Azerbaijani Turkish exonyms

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