Sierra Leone
/siˌɛrə liˈoʊn/
词源链
- 英语English
Sierra Leone
词源说明
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).
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.