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Croatian exonyms

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The following is a list of Croatian exonyms, that is to say names for towns and cities that do not speak Croatian that have been adapted to Croatian spelling rules, or are simply native names from ancient times.

Language Native name Croatian exonym
 Albania Albanija
Albanian Durrës Drač
Korçë Korča
Shkodër Skadar
Tiranë Tirana
 Algeria Alžir
Arabic Al-Ŷazā'ir Alžir
Wahrān Oran
 Armenia Armenija
Armenian Yerevan Erevan
 Austria Austrija
German Bruck an der Leitha Bruk na Lajti
Eisenstadt Željezno
Graz Gradac (historical), Gradec (historical)
Kittsee Gijeca
Neusiedl am See Niuzalj
Wien Beč
Wiener Neustadt Bečko Novo Mjesto
 Azerbaijan Azerbajdžan
Azerbaijani Bakı Baku
 Bulgaria Bugarska
Bulgarian Blagoevgrad Blagojevgrad
Sofiya Sofija
 China Kina
Chinese Běijīng Peking
Xiānggǎng Hong Kong
Shàng-hǎi Šangaj
Táibĕi Taipei
 Cuba Kuba
Spanish Habana Havana
 Cyprus Cipar
Greek - Turkish Lefkosía - Lefkoșa Nikozija
 Czech Republic Češka Republika
Czech Dobré Pole Dobro Polje
Hradec Králové Kraljičin Gradac
Jevišovka Frielištof
Nový Přerov Nova Prerava
Praha Prag
Ústí nad Labem Ústí na Labi
 Denmark Danska
Danish København Kopenhagen
 Egypt Egipat
Arabic Al-Iskandariyya Aleksandrija
Aswān Asuan
Qāhirah Kairo
Suways Suez
Uqsur Luksor
 Ethiopia Etiopija
Amharic Adis Abäba Adis Abeba
 France Francuska
French Marseille Marijanin
Nice Nica
Paris Pariz
 Germany Njemačka
German Bautzen Budišin
Dresden Dražđane (historical)
Leipzig Lipsko (historical)
München Monakov (historical)
 Greece Grčka
Greek Athína Atena
Édessa Voden
Ermoúpoli Ermoupolis
Flórina Lerin
Igoumenítsa Igumenica
Ikaría Ikarija
Ioánnina Janina
Irákleion Heraklion
Kárpathos Karpatos
Kefalloniá Kefalonija
Kýthira Kitera
Kérkyra Krf
Kórinthos Korint
Kozáni Kožani
Mýkonos Mikonos
Pátra Patras
Peiraiás Pirej
Samothráki Samotraki
Thessaloníki Solun
Véroia Ber
 Hungary Mađarska / Madžarska
Hungarian Croatian Exonyms for Places in Hungary Croatian Exonyms for Places in Hungary
 India Indija
Hindi - English Kolkata Kalkuta
 Iran Iran
Persian Tehrān Teheran
 Italy Italija
Italian Ancona Jakin
Assisi Asizi
Bolzano Bocen
Firenze Firenca
Gorizia Gorica
Monfalcone Tržić
Muggia Milje
Napoli Napulj
Roma Rim
Trento Trident
Trieste Trst
Venezia Venecija
Udine Videm (historical?) (Slovenian exonym)
 Israel Izrael
Hebrew - Arabic Be'er Sheva - Bi'r as-Sab Beer Šeba
Bet Lehem - Bayt Lahm Betlehem
Cheifa - Ħayfā Haifa
Yafo - Yāfā Jafa
Yerushaláyim - Al-Quds Jeruzalem
Yériho - Ariha Jerihon
Kafar Nahum - Talhum Kafarnaum
Natzrát - Naseriyye Nazaret
Tverya - Ţabariyyah Tiberijada
 Kosovo Kosovo
Albanian Prishtinë Priština
 Lebanon Libanon
Arabic - French Bayrūt - Beyrouth Beirut
 Libya Libija
Arabic Ţarābulus Tripoli
 Macedonia Makedonija
Macedonian Bitola Bitolj
Gevgelija Đevđelija
Skopje Skoplje
 Mali Mali
French Tombouctou Timbuktu
 Moldova Moldavija
Romanian Chișinău Kišinjev
 Morocco Maroko
Arabic Fās Fes
Ţanja Tanger
   Nepal Nepal
Nepali Kantipur Katmandu
 Netherlands Nizozemska
Dutch Den Haag - 's-Gravenhage Haag
 Oman Oman
Arabic Masqaț Muskat
 Palestine Palestina
Arabic - Hebrew Al-Khalīl - Hevron Hebron
 Poland Poljska
Polish Gdańsk Gdanjsk
Kraków Krakov
Warszawa Varšava
 Portugal Portugal
Portuguese Lisboa Lisabon
 Romania Rumunjska
Românian București Bukurešt
Caransebeș Sebeš
Carașova Karaševo
Cluj-Napoca Kluž
Jimbolia Žombolj
Lipova Lipa
Lugoj Lugoš
Lupac Lupak
Oradea Veliki Varadin
Orșova Oršava
Reșița Rešica
Sibiu Sibinj
Svinița Svinjica
Timișoara Temišvar
 Russia Rusija
Russian Bryansk Brjansk
Chelyabinsk Čeljabinsk
Cherepovets Čerepovec
Chita Čita
Dzerzhinsk Dzeržinsk
Izhevsk Iževsk
Kaliningrad Kalinjingrad
Khabarovsk Habarovsk
Krasnoyarsk Krasnojarsk
Nizhny Novgorod Nižnji Novgorod
Nizhny Tagil Nižnji Tagil
Novokuznetsk Novokuznjeck
Ryazan Rjazan
Sankt Peterburg Petrograd (historical)
Sochi Soči
Ulyanovsk Uljanovsk
Voronezh Voronjež
Yaroslavl Jaroslavlj
Yekaterinburg Ekaterinburg
 Saudi Arabia Saudijska Arabija
Arabic Makkah Meka
Madīnah Medina
 Serbia Srbija
Serbian Beograd Biograd (historical)
Sremska Kamenica Srijemska Kamenica
Sremska Mitrovica Srijemska Mitrovica
Sremski Karlovci Srijemski Karlovci
 Slovakia Slovačka
Slovak Bratislava Požun (historical)
Devínska Nová Ves Devinsko Novo Selo
Chorvátsky Grob Hrvatski Grob
Jarovce Hrvatski Jandrof
Rusovce Rosvar
 Slovenia Slovenija
Slovene Koper Kopar
 Somalia Somalija
Somali - Arabic Muqdisho - Maqadīshū Mogadišu
  Switzerland Švicarska
German - French Genf - Genève Ženeva
 Syria Sirija
Arabic Dimashq Damask
 Turkey Turska
Turkish Antakya Antiohija
Edirne Drinopolje
Galipoli Galipolje
İstanbul Carigrad (historical)
 Ukraine Ukrajina
Ukrainian Chernivtsi Černovice
Chornobil' Černobil
Dnipro Dnjipro
Donets'k Donjeck
Kyiv Kijev
Lviv Lavov
Sevastopol' Sevastopolj
 United Arab Emirates Ujedinjeni Arapski Emirati
Arabic Abū Zabī Abu Dhabi
 United Kingdom Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
English Edinburgh Jedingrad (historical)
London Lodin (historical)
 United States of America Ujedinjene Američke Države
English New York Navijork (historical)
 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Uzbek Toshkent Taškent
Language Native name Croatian exonym

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