BARBADOS – This name translates to ‘the bearded’ in Portuguese, which is thought to be due to the long hanging roots of the fig trees that were noticed and marvelled at by colonizers in the late 16th Century.

巴巴多斯：这个名字在葡萄牙语中的意思是“有胡子的”，可能源于无花果树上垂下来的长长的须根，在16世纪晚期殖民者发现了这一景观并为之赞叹，由此而得名。

UKRAINE – Ukraine was labelled as such during the 12th Century and translates to “near the border” in Old Slavic. Essentially it was used to define an area of territory within what was then the East Slavic state of Kievan Rus.

乌克兰：乌克兰在12世纪得此国名，“乌克兰”一词在古斯拉夫语中的意思是“邻近边境”。实质上，该词曾被用于指代当时的东斯拉夫国家基辅罗斯境内的一段领土。

Location 方位

用方位命名的国家是这四大类中数量最少的，大概有25个。

AUSTRALIA – First coined by the Ancient Greeks, Australia translates to “Unknown Southern Land”, but was officially declared by this name in the early 1800s by English cartographer Matthew Flinders.

澳大利亚：“澳大利亚”一词是古希腊人造的，翻译过来是“未知的南部土地”，但到19世纪早期才由英国制图师马修•弗林德斯宣布为官方国名。

NORWAY – Conversely, this country traces its name to the Old English term for “northern way”, first mentioned in 880 by the Anglo-Saxons.

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