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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.

Marchiæ
LatinEnglish name(s) [other name(s)] or [older name(s)] of Subdivisions
Acarnania¹Acarnania (fmr dept?, dist.)
Aemilia et RomaniaEmilia-Romagna
Aetolia¹Aetolia (fmr. dept.?, dist.)
Aetoloacarnania¹Aetoloacarnania, Aitolio-Akarnania (pref.)
Africa AustralisSouth Africa
Amazon (state)Amazonas, most pref. Amazon (state)
ApuliaApulia, Puglia
Arcadia¹Arcadia (pref.), Greece
Argolis¹Argolis, Argolida (pref.), Greece
Australia BorealisSouth Australia
Australia OccidentalisWestern Australia (state)
BoeotiaBoeotia (pref.), Greece
Borussia, PrussiaPrussia
CalabriaCalabria, Italy
CaliforniaCalifornia (state) USA, (2 states) Mexico
California SuperiorAlta California, now California (state)
CampaniaCampania (reg.)
Cansa, Cansae, CansasKansas (state), USA (America)
Carolina AustralisSouth Carolina (state), USA
Carolina BorealisNorth Carolina (state) USA
Columbia BritannicumBritish Columbia (prov.)
CorinthiaCorinthia (pref.), Greece
CretaCrete (prphy.)
Dakota AustralisSouth Dakota (state), USA
Dakota BorealisNorth Dakota (state), USA
Demetae (fmr. kdom. and prin.)Dyfed cty.
Elea, Elia?Elia (pref.) fmr. dept., Greece
Epirus¹Epirus (prphy.)
Epirus BorealisSouthern Albania, (Northern Epirus)
Euboea¹Euboea (pref.), (isl.), Greece
Eurytania¹Eurytania, Evrytania (pref.), Greece
ForojuliumFriulia
Forojulium et Venetia JuliaFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Flumen Januarii (state)Rio De Janeiro (state) some RJ metro
GestriciaGästrikland, Sweden
Georgia (state)Georgia (state)
Graecia CentralisCentral Greece (prphy.)
Ionia (dist.)Western Turkey
Laconia, LacedaemoniaLaconia (pref.), Greece
LasithiaLasithia (pref.), Greece
Latium (reg.)Latium (Lazio) (reg.)
LiguriaLiguria
LangobardiaLombardy (Lombardia), Italy (reg.)
LucaniaBasilicata, some prefer Lucania
Lusatia InferiorLower Lusatia
Lusatia SuperiorUpper Lusatia
Macedonia¹Macedonia (prphy.), Southwestern Bulgaria
Macedonia (respublica)Macedonia (republic)
Masovia, MazoviaMasovia (Mazowsze), prov. of Poland
Marche (reg.), Italy
Magnesia¹Magnesia (pref.), Greece
NericiaNärke, Sweden
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia (prov.)
NigeriaNigeria
Nova Terraformerly Newfoundland (prov.)
Nova Terra et LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador (prov.)
Nova EburacaNew York (state)
OlandiaÖland, Sweden
PatagoniaPatagonia, Argentina, Chile
PedemontiumPiedmont, Italy
PellaPella (pref.), Greece
Peloponnesus (pen.)Peloponnesus, Peloponnese (prphy.) / (pen.)
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania (state)
Phocis¹Phocis (Phokida, Phokis) (pref.), Greece
Phthotis¹Phthotis, Phthotida (pref.), Greece
PieriaPieria, Greece
Polonia MinorGreater Poland (Małopolska), prov. ofPoland
Polonia MaiorLesser Poland (Wielkopolska), prov. of Poland
PomeraniaPomerania (Pomorze), prov. of Poland
Pomerania InferiorWest Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie), prov. of Poland
Pomerania SuperiorEast Pomerania (Pomorze Wschodnie), prov. of Poland
Prussia, BorussiaPrussia
Respublica Africa CentralisCentral African Republic
Rhodope<¹Rhodope (p.), Greece
SiciliaSicily
SilesiaSilesia (Śląsk), prov. of Poland
Silesia InferiorLower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk), prov. of Poland
Silesia SuperiorUpper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), prov. of Poland
ThesprotiaThesprotia (pref.), Greece
Thessalia¹Thessaly (prphy.)
Thracia¹Thrace (prphy.), Southern Bulgaria, Western Turkey
Tirolum MeridionaleTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Southern Tyrol
TusciaTuscany
UmbriaUmbria (reg.)
UplandiaUplands, Sweden
Vallis AugustanaVal d'Aosta
Vasingtonia (state)Washington (state)

partial list

1 - Latinized form of a Greek derived name

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