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Latin names of regions

Here are list of principalities and regions written in the Latin language and English and other names on the right. This is NOT a duplication of Roman provincial names.

• cty. - county
• dept. - department
• dist. - district
• isl. -island
• kdom. - kingdom
• pen - peninsula
• pref. - prefecture
• prin. - principality
• prphy. - periphery
• prov. - province
• reg. - region
• state - state

Latin	English name(s) [other name(s)] or [older name(s)] of subdivisions
Pedemontium	Piedmont, Italy
Acarnania¹	Acarnania (fmr dept?, dist.)
Aemilia et Romania	Emilia-Romagna
Aetolia¹	Aetolia (fmr. dept.?, dist.)
Aetoloacarnania¹	Aetoloacarnania, Aitolio-Akarnania (pref.)
Africa Australis	South Africa
Alandia	àland
Alberta	Alberta (prov.)
Amazon (state)	Amazonas, most pref. Amazon (state)
Angermannia	àngermanland, Sweden
Apulia	Apulia, Puglia
Arcadia¹	Arcadia (pref.), Greece
Argolis¹	Argolis, Argolida (pref.), Greece
Australia Australis	South Australia
Australia Occidentalis	Western Australia (state)
Bahusia	Bohuslän, Sweden
Blechingia	Blekinge, Sweden
Boeotia	Boeotia (pref.), Greece
Borussia, Prussia	Prussia
Calabria	Calabria, Italy
California Superior	Alta California, now California (state)
California	California (state) United States, (2 states) Mexico
Campania	Campania (reg.)
Cansa, Cansae, Cansas	Kansas (state), United States (America)
Carolina Australis	South Carolina (state), United States
Carolina Borealis	North Carolina (state), United States
Columbia Britannica	British Columbia (prov.)
Corinthia	Corinthia (pref.), Greece
Creta	Crete (prphy.)
Dakota Australis	South Dakota (state), United States
Dakota Borealis	North Dakota (state), United States
Dalecarlia	Dalarna, Sweden
Dalia	Dalsland, Sweden
Demetae (fmr. kdom. and prin.)	Dyfed cty.
Elea, Elia?	Elia (pref.) fmr. dept., Greece
Epirus Borealis	Southern Albania, (Northern Epirus)
Epirus¹	Epirus (prphy.)
Estonia	Estonia
Euboea¹	Euboea (pref.), (isl.), Greece
Eurytania¹	Eurytania, Evrytania (pref.), Greece
Finlandia	Finland
Finlandia Meridionalis	Finland Proper (South Finland/Egentliga Finland/Varsinais-Suomi), Finland
Finlandia Septentrionalis	Satakunda (North Finland/Satakunta), Finland
Flumen Januarii (state)	Rio de Janeiro (state) some RJ metro
Forojulium et Venetia Julia	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Forojulium	Friulia
Georgia (state)	Georgia (state)
Gestricia	Gästrikland, Sweden
Gothia	Götaland, Sweden also Gothenburg
Gotlandia	Gotland, Sweden
Graecia Centralis	Central Greece (prphy.)
Hallandia	Halland, Sweden
Helsingia	Hälsingland, Sweden
Herdalia	Härjedalen, Sweden
Ingria	Ingria (Ingermanland/Inkeri), Estonia and Russia
Ionia (dist.)	Western Turkey
Jemtia	Jämtland, Sweden
Karelia	Karelia (Karelen/Karjala), Finland and Russia
Laconia, Lacedaemonia	Laconia (pref.), Greece
Langobardia	Lombardy (Lombardia), Italy (reg.)
Laponia	Lapland, Finland and Sweden
Lasithia	Lasithia (pref.), Greece
Latium (reg.)	Latium (Lazio) (reg.)
Liguria	Liguria
Livonia	Livonia (Livland), Latvia and Estonia
Lucania	Basilicata, some prefer Lucania
Lusatia Inferior	Lower Lusatia
Lusatia Superior	Upper Lusatia
Macedonia (respublica)	Macedonia (republic)
Macedonia¹	Macedonia (prphy.), Southwestern Bulgaria
Magnesia¹	Magnesia (pref.), Greece
Marchiæ	Marche (reg.), Italy
Masovia, Mazovia	Masovia (Mazowsze), prov. of Poland
Medelpadia	Medelpad, Sweden
Nericia	Närke, Sweden
Nigeria	Nigeria
Nova Belgica	New Netherland
Nova Cambria Australis
Nova Eburaca	New York (state)
Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia (prov.)
Nova Terra et Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador (prov.)
Nova Terra	formerly Newfoundland (prov.)
Novum Brunsvicum	New Brunswick (prov.), Canada
Nylandia	Nyland (Uusimaa), Finland
Oelandia	Öland, Sweden
Ostrobothnia	Österbotten (Pohjanmaa), Finland
Ostrogothia	Östergötland, Sweden
Patagonia	Patagonia, Argentina, Chile
Pella	Pella (pref.), Greece
Peloponnesus (pen.)	Peloponnesus, Peloponnese (prphy.) / (pen.)
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (state)
Phocis¹	Phocis (Phokida, Phokis) (pref.), Greece
Phthotis¹	Phthotis, Phthotida (pref.), Greece
Pieria	Pieria, Greece
Polonia Maior	Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), prov. of Poland
Polonia Minor	Lesser Poland (Małopolska), prov. ofPoland
Pomerania Inferior	West Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie), Poland
Pomerania Superior	East Pomerania (Pomorze Wschodnie), Poland
Pomerania	Pomerania (Pomorze/Pommern), Poland
Principis Eduardi, Insula	Prince Edward Island
Prussia, Borussia	Prussia
Respublica Africa Centralis	Central African Republic
Rhodope<¹	Rhodope (p.), Greece
Savonia	Savonia (Savolaks/Savolax/Savo), Finland
Scania	Scania, Sweden
Sicilia	Sicily
Silesia Inferior	Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk), Poland
Silesia Superior	Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), Poland
Silesia	Silesia (Śląsk/Schlesien), Poland
Smalandia	Småland, Sweden
Sudermannia	Södermanland, Sweden
Suecia	Sweden
Tasmania	Tasmania, Australia
Tavastia	Tavastia (Tavastland, Häme), Finland
Terra Nova et Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador
Terra Scania	Terra Scania (Skåneland), Sweden
Territoria Borealis	Northern Territory
Territoria Septentrio-occidentalis	Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory
Thesprotia	Thesprotia (pref.), Greece
Thessalia¹	Thessaly (prphy.)
Thracia¹	Thrace (prphy.), Southern Bulgaria, Western Turkey
Tirolum Meridionale	Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Southern Tyrol
Tuscia	Tuscany
Umbria	Umbria (reg.)
Uplandia	Uppland, Sweden
Vallis Augustana	Val d'Aosta
Vasingtonia (state)	Washington (state)
Victoria (Regna)	Victoria (state)
Wermelandia	Värmland, Sweden
Westmannia	Västmanland, Sweden
Westrobothnia	Västerbotten, Sweden
Westrogothia	Västergötland, Sweden

partial list

1 - Latinized form of a Greek derived name

See also:

• List of Roman place names in Britain
• Latin names of European cities
• Latin names of European rivers
• Latin names of cities
• Latin names of craters
• Latin names of geographical features
• Latin names of islands
• Latin names of lakes
• Latin names of mountains
• Roman place names

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