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Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
Nearly every country on earth is named after one of four things: https://qz.com/1070266/thenameofa...
Albania: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Alban...
Andorra: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=a...
Armenia: http://www.vehi.net/istoriya/armenia/...
Austria: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Austr...
Azerbaijan: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Azerb...
Belarus: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/W....
Belgium: https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingLi...
Bosnia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Bosni...
Herzegovina: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Herze...
Bulgaria: https://www.etymonline.com/word/bulgaria
Croatia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Croat...
Cyprus: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Cypru...
Czech: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Czech...
Denmark: https://www.etymonline.com/word/denmark
Estonia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Eston...
Finland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finns#E...
France: https://www.ancient.eu/Franks/
Georgia: https://slowtours.com/blog/foodwine/...
Germany: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Germa...
Greece: https://english.stackexchange.com/que...
Hungary: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Hunga...
Iceland: https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/23/icelan...
Iceland: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ne...
Ireland: https://irishstudies.sunygeneseoengli...
Italy: https://www.etymonline.com/word/italy
Kazakhstan: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Kazak...
Kosovo: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kosovo
Latvia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/latvia
Liechtenstein: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Liech...
Lithuania: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=l...
Luxembourg: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Luxem...
Malta: https://www.abarimpublications.com/M...
Monaco: https://www.names.org/n/monaco/about#....
Montenegro: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Monte...
Netherlands: https://www.dictionary.com/e/demonym/....
Macedonia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Maced...
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Norway: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Norwa...
Poland: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Pole?...
Portugal: https://www.etymonline.com/word/portugal
Romania: https://www.etymonline.com/word/romania
Russia: https://theculturetrip.com/europe/rus...
San Marino: https://catholicsaints.info/saintmar...
Serbia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/serb
Slovenia & Slovakia: https://www.quora.com/WhydoSlovenia...
Spain: https://www.culturespain.com/2011/05/....
Sweden: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/23...
Switzerland: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Switz...
Turkey: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Turk?...
Ukraine: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Ukrai...
United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_....
Vatican: https://www.etymonline.com/word/vatican