[DOC] [TLE] List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia [PAR] This list covers English language country names with their etymologies. Some of 
these include ..... The Spanish name has been alternately derived from a 
translation of the Lucayan Tano name of Grand Bahama, Ba ha ma (lit. ..... For 
further etymology of "Africa", see List of continent-name etymologies. ...... "Lion 
Mountains". [DOC] [TLE] An A-Z of country name origins | OxfordWords blog [PAR] May 17, 2016 ... Meaning 'The Saviour', the country takes its name from a Spanish fort .... The 
name Libya comes from the Greek name given to Northwest Africa; Libya was .... 
Sierra Leone means 'Lion Mountains' from the Portuguese sierra,... [DOC] [TLE] The Origins of African Country Names or What They Mean - Assata Shakur [PAR] The Origins of African Country Names or What They Mean ... Mauritania - The 
name is derived from Spanish description of the area as the land of ... by the 
explorer, he called the lands 'Sierra Lyoa' meaning 'Lion Mountains'. [DOC] [TLE] Country Name Origins Quiz - Sporcle [PAR] Can you name the listed countries by their name origins? ... Latin word for 'free' 
regarding the return of freed American slaves to Africa. Ruling family whose 
name in ... Spanish adaptation of Portuguese 'Serra-Lea' for 'lion mountains'. [DOC] [TLE] The Countries and Languages of Africa - Afrikan Names [PAR] Jul 12, 2009 ... This country is located in central Africa, thus the name. ... spoken by about 75 
percent of the population, the official language is Spanish. .... The country's name 
means lion mountains and refers to the shape and climatic... [DOC] [TLE] FIELD LISTING - CIA [PAR] etymology: the English-language country name seems to be derived from the 
ancient .... etymology: name derives from the Spanish "baha mar," meaning "
shallow ..... etymology: the country is named for the Guinea region of West Africa 
that lies ...... SINTRA named the country "Serra Leoa" (Lion Mountains) for the 
impressive... [DOC] [TLE] Names of countries and what they mean - Ababaka [PAR] British East Africa (former name; after its geographical position on the continent 
...... Leona, the Spanish version of the Portuguese Serra Leoa ("Lion Mountains". [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone | Define Sierra Leone at Dictionary.com [PAR] Sierra Leone definition, an independent republic in W Africa: member of the ... 
Lonely Planet recently named Sierra Leone one of its top 10 countries to visit in 
2009 ... West African nation, literally "lion mountains," from Spanish sierra "
mountain... [DOC] [TLE] sierra - National Geographic Society [PAR] May 13, 2011 ... Mountains in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking regions often have ... 
The African country of Sierra Leone was named by European explorers in the 
fifteenth century. Sierra Leone means lion mountains in Italian. [DOC] [TLE] Geography Final LAST TEST OF THE YEAR!!! at San Jacinto ... [PAR] May 20, 2015 ... The only African country to have Spanish as an official language. ... In the French 
language this country's name means lion mountains. [DOC] [TLE] The west African country whose name is Portuguese for lion ... [PAR] The west African country whose name is Portuguese for lion mountains? The 
west African ... What is a mountain with the same name as an African country? [DOC] [TLE] Block By Block Sierra Leone - Quilt of Belonging [PAR] Over time, the name evolved into the Spanish version, Sierra Leone. ... The 
official language of the country is English; however Krio (a mixture of several 
African... [DOC] [TLE] Sierra Leone | Flags of countries [PAR] The flag of Sierra Leone has been adopted in 1961, when the country achieved 
independence from the Great Britain. ... country, that is why the literal translation 
of the countrys name means "lion mountains". ... By continents: Africa ... (
Freetown); Italian: Sierra Leone (Freetown); Spanish: Sierra Leona (Freetown); 
Russian... [DOC] [TLE] Where we Serve  OC Ministries [PAR] Formerly a Spanish possession known as

Question: This African country's name is from the Spanish for "Lion Mountains"
Answer: Sierra Leone