# Sierra Leone
## English
### Etymology

From Italian sierra (“mountain range”) + leone (“lion”) (via Venetian), itself from Portuguese Serra Leoa (“lioness mountains”), as the area was described to the rest of Europe by Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto; in reference to the Lion Mountains (named by Pedro de Sintra in 1462).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Sierra Leone peach

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa; capital: Freetown)

#### Derived terms

* Sierra Leoner
* Sierra Leonies

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sjɛra lɛonɛ]

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone f (relational adjective sierraleonský, demonym Sierraleoňan)
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Sierra Leone”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Sierra Leone, from Portuguese Serra Leoa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌʃɛ.raː.leːˈoː.nə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Si‧er‧ra Le‧o‧ne
* Rhymes: -oːnə

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone n
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Italian Sierra Leone

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsie̯rːɑ ˈleone/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯rːɑ̝ ˈle̞o̞ne̞]
* IPA: /ˈsie̯rːɑˌleone/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯rːɑ̝ˌle̞o̞ne̞]

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sierra Leone (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sierra Leoneni
accusative
nom.
Sierra Leoneni
gen.
Sierra Leoneni
genitive
Sierra Leoneni
partitive
Sierra Leoneani
inessive
Sierra Leonessani
elative
Sierra Leonestani
illative
Sierra Leoneeni
adessive
Sierra Leonellani
ablative
Sierra Leoneltani
allative
Sierra Leonelleni
essive
Sierra Leonenani
translative
Sierra Leonekseni
abessive
Sierra Leonettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sierra Leonesi
accusative
nom.
Sierra Leonesi
gen.
Sierra Leonesi
genitive
Sierra Leonesi
partitive
Sierra Leoneasi
inessive
Sierra Leonessasi
elative
Sierra Leonestasi
illative
Sierra Leoneesi
adessive
Sierra Leonellasi
ablative
Sierra Leoneltasi
allative
Sierra Leonellesi
essive
Sierra Leonenasi
translative
Sierra Leoneksesi
abessive
Sierra Leonettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sierra Leonemme
accusative
nom.
Sierra Leonemme
gen.
Sierra Leonemme
genitive
Sierra Leonemme
partitive
Sierra Leoneamme
inessive
Sierra Leonessamme
elative
Sierra Leonestamme
illative
Sierra Leoneemme
adessive
Sierra Leonellamme
ablative
Sierra Leoneltamme
allative
Sierra Leonellemme
essive
Sierra Leonenamme
translative
Sierra Leoneksemme
abessive
Sierra Leonettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sierra Leonenne
accusative
nom.
Sierra Leonenne
gen.
Sierra Leonenne
genitive
Sierra Leonenne
partitive
Sierra Leoneanne
inessive
Sierra Leonessanne
elative
Sierra Leonestanne
illative
Sierra Leoneenne
adessive
Sierra Leonellanne
ablative
Sierra Leoneltanne
allative
Sierra Leonellenne
essive
Sierra Leonenanne
translative
Sierra Leoneksenne
abessive
Sierra Leonettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sierra Leonensa
accusative
nom.
Sierra Leonensa
gen.
Sierra Leonensa
genitive
Sierra Leonensa
partitive
Sierra Leoneaan Sierra Leoneansa
inessive
Sierra Leonessaan Sierra Leonessansa
elative
Sierra Leonestaan Sierra Leonestansa
illative
Sierra Leoneensa
adessive
Sierra Leonellaan Sierra Leonellansa
ablative
Sierra Leoneltaan Sierra Leoneltansa
allative
Sierra Leonelleen Sierra Leonellensa
essive
Sierra Leonenaan Sierra Leonenansa
translative
Sierra Leonekseen Sierra Leoneksensa
abessive
Sierra Leonettaan Sierra Leonettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* sierraleonelainen

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone n (proper noun, genitive Sierra Leones or (optionally with an article) Sierra Leone)
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

$^1$Optionally with an article.

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsijɛrːɒ ˌlɛoːnɛ]
* Hyphenation: Si‧er‧ra Le‧o‧ne
* Rhymes: -nɛ

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Sierra Leone-i

## Italian
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone f
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* sierraleoner
* sierraleonsk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* sierraleonar
* sierraleonsk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsjɛr.ra lɛˈɔ.nɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone n (indeclinable, related adjective sierraleoński)
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Sierraleonka
* Sierraleończyk

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Sierra Leone in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Sierra Leone in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone f
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone n (genitive Sierra Leones)
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* sierraleonier
* sierraleonsk
* sierraleonska

### Further reading

* Sierra Leone in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
* Svensk MeSH

## Tatar
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sierra Leone
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension
### See also

* Angola
* Batı Sahra
* Benin
* Botsvana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cezayir
* Cibuti
* Çad
* Ekvator Ginesi
* Eritre
* Esvatini
* Etiyopiya
* Fas
* Fildişi Sahili
* Gabon
* Gambiya
* Gana
* Gine
* Gine-Bissau
* Güney Afrika
* Güney Sudan
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Komorlar
* Kongo Cumhuriyeti
* Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
* Lesotho
* Liberya
* Libya
* Madagaskar
* Malavi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Mısır
* Moritanya
* Mozambik
* Namibya
* Nijer
* Nijeria
* Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
* Ruanda
* Senegal
* Seyşeller
* Sierra Leone
* Somali
* Sudan
* São Tomé ve Príncipe
* Tanzanya
* Togo
* Tunus
* Uganda
* Yeşil Burun
* Zambiya
* Zimbabve

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Sierra Leone f (not mutable)
* Sierra Leone (a country in West Africa)

#### Coordinate terms

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft