Latin Countries Vocabulary

Here are Latin words for countries to start with: America (America), Sinae (China), Anglia (England), Gallia (France). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Countries Basics

A1
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
AmericaAmericanounA1
ChinaSinaenounA1
EnglandAnglianounA1
FranceGallianounA1
GermanyGermanianounA1
ItalyItalianounA1
JapanIaponianounA1
SpainHispanianounA1

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Countries Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
cultureculturanounA1
languagelinguanounA1
nationalitycivitasnounA1
AmericanAmericanusadjA2
BritishBritannicusadjA2
FrenchGallicusadjA2
capitalcaputnounA2
continentcontinensnounA2

Countries Advanced

C1–C2
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
diplomaticdiplomaticusadjC1
enclaveterritorium inclusumnounC1
ethnicityethnicitasnounC1
expatriateexpatriatusnounC1
geopoliticsgeopoliticanounC1
interculturalinterculturalisadjC1
multiculturalmulticulturalisadjC1
cosmopolitancosmopolitesadjC2

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World Cities

A2–B1
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
londonLondiniumnounA2
new yorkNovum EboracumnounA2
parisLutetianounA2
tokyoTokiumnounA2
beijingPekinumnounB1
berlinBerolinumnounB1
cairoCairusnounB1
moscowMoscuanounB1

Nationalities

A2–B1
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
germanGermanusadjA2
italianItalicusadjA2
spanishHispanicusadjA2
brazilianBrasiliensisadjB1
chineseSinensisadjB1
japaneseIaponicusadjB1
koreanCoreanusadjB1
russianRussicusadjB1

World Languages

A2–B2
EnglishLatinTypeLevel
arabicArabicaadjA2
hebrewHebraicaadjB1
indonesianIndonesiacaadjB1
malayMalaicaadjB1
persianPersicaadjB1
ukrainianUcrainicaadjB1
vietnameseVietnamicaadjB1
bengaliBengalicaadjB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for countries. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Latin words should I learn for countries?

You could start with words like America (America), Sinae (China), Anglia (England), Gallia (France). This page lists 48 Latin words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Latin words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Latin words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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