Sierra Leone en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Italian sierra (“mountain range”) + leone (“lion”) (via Venetian), itself from Portuguese Serra Leoa (“lioness mountains”), as the area was described to the rest of Europe by Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto; in reference to the Lion Mountains (named by Pedro de Sintra in 1462).
Meanings
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
Deriveds
Sierra Leonian · Sierra Leone peach · Sierra Leone River · Sierra Leonean
Hypernyms
Relateds
Translations (75)
tl Bulubunduking Leyona (Republic of Sierra Leone) · la Mons Leoninus (Republic of Sierra Leone) · eo Sieraleono (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ro Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · aii ܣܹܝܪܵܐ ܠܹܐܘܿܢ (Republic of Sierra Leone) · cs Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · th เซียร์ราลีโอน (Republic of Sierra Leone) · nb Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ta சியேரா லியோனி (Republic of Sierra Leone) · bn সিয়েরা লিওন (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sh Sijȇra Leȏne (Republic of Sierra Leone) · fi Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sv Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · fa سیرالئون (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ha Saliyo (Republic of Sierra Leone) · is Síerra Leóne (Republic of Sierra Leone) · fr Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · hy Սիերա Լեոնե (Republic of Sierra Leone) · cmn 獅子山 /狮子山 (Republic of Sierra Leone) · es Sierra Leona (Republic of Sierra Leone) · tr Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · it Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · yo Sàró (Republic of Sierra Leone) · mn Сьерра-Леоне (Republic of Sierra Leone) · rsk Сиєра Леоне (Republic of Sierra Leone) · pl Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ru Сье́рра-Лео́не (Republic of Sierra Leone) · my ဆီရာလီယွန် (Republic of Sierra Leone) · lt Siera Leonė (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ur سِیرا لِیون (Republic of Sierra Leone) · si සියෙරා ලියෝන් (Republic of Sierra Leone) · af Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · kk Сьерра-Леоне (Republic of Sierra Leone) · mi Te Araone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · az Syerra-Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · vi Si-ê-ra Lê-ôn (Republic of Sierra Leone) · hi सिएरा लियोन (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ia Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · et Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · am ሴየራ ሌዎን (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ug سيېررا لېئونې (Republic of Sierra Leone) · shn မိူင်းသီႇဢႄႇရႃႇလီႇယူၼ်ႇ (Republic of Sierra Leone) · uk Сьє́рра-Лео́не (Republic of Sierra Leone) · uz Syerra-Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · gur Siera Leona (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ast Sierra Lleona (Republic of Sierra Leone) · om Seraa Liyoon (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sh Сије̑ра Лео̑не (Republic of Sierra Leone) · da Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · bg Сие́ра Лео́не (Republic of Sierra Leone) · nrf Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ky Сьерра-Леоне (Republic of Sierra Leone) · cmn 塞拉利昂 (Republic of Sierra Leone) · tg Сиерра Леоне (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sl Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · hu Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · be Сье́ра-Лео́нэ (Republic of Sierra Leone) · de Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · kri Salon (Republic of Sierra Leone) · tt Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sk Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · mk Сие́ра Лео́не (Republic of Sierra Leone) · km សៀរ៉ាឡេអូន (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ar سِيرَالِيُون (Republic of Sierra Leone) · nl Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · pt Serra Leoa (Republic of Sierra Leone) · he סיירה לאון (Republic of Sierra Leone) · lv Sjerraleone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · el Σιέρρα Λεόνε (Republic of Sierra Leone) · br Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sw Siera Leoni (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ka სიერა-ლეონე (Republic of Sierra Leone) · sat ᱥᱤᱭᱮᱨᱟ ᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ja シエラレオネ (Republic of Sierra Leone) · ko 시에라 리온 (Republic of Sierra Leone)
wikidata: Q1044 · wikipedia: Lion Mountains · wikipedia: Pedro de Sintra · wikipedia: Alvise Cadamosto