French exonyms
Below is list of French language exonyms for places in non-French-speaking areas :
Albania
French: l'Albanie (compare to Albany)
Cities
Austria
French: l'Autriche (German: Eastern Realm)
Cities
Regions
Belarus
French: la Biélorussie (Bélarus, French name created by the Belarus government, isn't used by the official French institutions)
Belgium
French: la Belgique
Cities
Regions
China
French: la Chine
Cyprus
French: Chypre
Czech Republic
French: la République tchèque ("la Tchéquie" is non-standard French after Ger. Tschechien)
City
Regions
Denmark
French: le Danemark
Cities
Regions
Egypt
French: l'Égypte
Germany
French: l'Allemagne
Cities
Regions
Greece
French: la Grèce
Cities
Regions
Israel
French: Israël
Cities
- Akko Acre, or Saint-Jean-d'Acre
- Ashkelon Ascalon
- Beer Sheva Bersabée
- Kefar Nachum Capharnaüm
- Azza Gaza (Palestinian Authority)(after journalistic use in English), Ghazza (after Ar. ġazza < Bibl. Hebrew ʻazza)
- Yerushalayim Jérusalem
- Shkhem Sichem (Biblical), mod. Naplouse (Palestinian Authority)(after Ar. nāblus < Greek neapolis, formerly Bibl. Hebr. škhem, Engl. Sichem)
- Tzfat Safed (after Ar. ṣafad)
- Tverya Tibériade
- Yafo Jaffa
- Rishon LeZiyyon Rishon LeZion
Regions
Italy
French: l'Italie
Cities
Regions
Lebanon
French: le Liban
Malta
French: Malte
Netherlands
French: les Pays-Bas
Cities
Regions
Poland
French: la Pologne
Cities
Regions
Portugal
French: le Portugal
Cities
Regions
Romania
French: la Roumanie
Cities
Regions
Russia
French: la Russie
San Marino
Serbia
French: la Serbie
Slovakia
French: la Slovaquie
- Bratislava Presbourg (until March 1919, from the German Preßburg)
- Košice Cassovie
South Africa
French: l'Afrique du Sud
Spain
French: l'Espagne
Regions
Switzerland
French: la Suisse
Cities
Cantons
Sweden
French: la Suède
Cities
Regions
Syria
French: la Syrie
Turkey
French: la Turquie
Ukraine
French: l'Ukraine
Cities
Regions
United Kingdom and British Crown Dependencies
French: le Royaume-Uni
Cities
Nations
Regions
Rivers
United States of America
French: les États-Unis d'Amérique
Regions
Cities
States
See also