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Asia del Oeste
proper noun
West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)
Asia del Sur
proper noun
South Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives))
Asiago
proper noun
a township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy
Asiria
proper noun
Assyria (an ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt))
Asjabad
proper noun
Ashgabat (the capital of Turkmenistan)
Asmara
proper noun
Asmara (the capital city of Eritrea)
Aspilcueta
proper noun
a surname from Basque
Assam
proper noun
Assam (a state in northeastern India)
Asseliense
proper noun
Asselian
Astaná
proper noun
Astana (the capital of Kazakhstan)
Astiages
proper noun
Astyages
Astorga
proper noun
Astorga (a city in León, Spain); a surname
Astracán
proper noun
Astrakhan (a city and region of Russia)
Astrea
proper noun
Astrea (a town, a municipality of Cesar department, Colombia)
Astudillo
proper noun
a surname
Asturias
proper noun
Asturias (an autonomous community and province of Spain, on the Spanish north coast facing the Cantabrian Sea); Asturias (a former kingdom existing from c. 718 to 924 CE, in modern northwest Spain and Portugal)
Astérix
proper noun
Asterix (the comic character)
Asuero
proper noun
Ahasuerus
Asun
proper noun
a diminutive of the female given name Asunción
Asunción
proper noun
a female given name from Latin; any of a number of places, including Asunción (the capital city of Paraguay)
Asunción Nochixtlán (a city in Oaxaca, Mexico)
Asís
proper noun
Assisi (a city and province of Italy)
Atacama
proper noun
Atacama (a desert in Chile); Atacama (a region of Chile); a province of Chile until 1976.
Atalaya
proper noun
a province of Ucayali, Peru
Atenas
proper noun
Athens (the capital city of Greece)
Atencio
proper noun
a surname
Atenea
proper noun
Athena (Greek goddess)
Athanasia
proper noun
a female given name from Ancient Greek
Atienza
proper noun
a locality and municipality in Guadalajara, Spain; a toponymic surname
Atil
proper noun
a municipality of Sonora, Mexico
Atila
proper noun
Attila (king of the Huns)
Atiquizaya
proper noun
a town in San Salvador department, El Salvador
Atlanta
proper noun
Atlanta (the capital city of Georgia, United States)
Atlas
proper noun
Atlas (titan who holds the sky)
Atlas
proper noun
Atlas Mountains (a mountain range in northwestern Africa, occupying portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia)
Atleti
proper noun
Atlético Madrid, a soccer team from Madrid
Atlántico
proper noun
ellipsis of océano Atlántico (“Atlantic Ocean”); a department of Colombia
Atlántida
proper noun
Atlantis (a legendary city); a department of Honduras
Atlético
proper noun
Club Atlético de Madrid, a football team from Madrid, Spain
Atmán
noun, masculine
atman
Atropatena
proper noun
Atropatena, Atropatene
Auckland
proper noun
Auckland (the largest conurbation in New Zealand)
Audelia
proper noun
a female given name
Audiencia
proper noun
the Audiencia Nacional, a high court of Spain
a centralised court in Spain with jurisdiction over all of the Spanish territory
Augsburgo
proper noun
Augsburg (a city in Bavaria, Germany)
Augusto
proper noun
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Augustus
Augustín
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Augustine
Aurelia
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Aurelia
Aureliano
proper noun
a male given name
Aurelio
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Aurelius
Auri
proper noun
a diminutive of the female given name Aurora
Auriga
proper noun
Auriga (constellation)
Auristela
proper noun
a female given name
Aurora
proper noun
Aurora; a female given name, equivalent to English Aurora
Auschwitz
proper noun
Auschwitz (a city in Poland); Auschwitz (concentration camp)
Ausejo
proper noun
a surname
Ausonio
proper noun
Ausonius (Roman poet)
Austin
proper noun
Austin (a city, the state capital of Texas, United States)
Australasia
proper noun
Australasia (a continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring Melanesian islands)