Meanings
proper noun
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
Origin
- PortugueseSerra Leoa“lioness mountains”
- Italiansierra“mountain range”
- EnglishSierra Leone
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).
More words from Italian, Portuguese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Arabic سِيرَالِيُون
- سِيرَالِيُون (sīrāliyūn)Republic of Sierra Leone
Bengali সিয়েরা লিওন
- সিয়েরা লিওন (śiẏera liōn)Republic of Sierra Leone
Bulgarian Сие́ра Лео́не
- Сие́ра Лео́не (Siéra Leóne)Republic of Sierra Leone
Chinese Mandarin 塞拉利昂, 獅子山 /狮子山
- 塞拉利昂 (Sàilālì'áng)Republic of Sierra Leone
- 獅子山 /狮子山 (Shīzǐshān)Republic of Sierra Leone
Czech Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Danish Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Dutch Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Esperanto Sieraleono
- SieraleonoRepublic of Sierra Leone
Estonian Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Finnish Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
French Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
German Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Greek Σιέρα Λεόνε
- Σιέρα Λεόνε (Siéra Leóne)Republic of Sierra Leone
Hebrew סיירה לאון
- סיירה לאוןRepublic of Sierra Leone
Hindi सिएरा लियोन
- सिएरा लियोन (sierā liyon)Republic of Sierra Leone
Hungarian Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Icelandic Síerra Leóne
- Síerra LeóneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Italian Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Japanese シエラレオネ
- シエラレオネ (Shierareone)Republic of Sierra Leone
Korean 시에라 리온
- 시에라 리온 (Siera Rion)Republic of Sierra Leone
Latin Mons Leoninus
- Mons LeoninusRepublic of Sierra Leone
Latvian Sjerraleone
- SjerraleoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Lithuanian Siera Leonė
- Siera LeonėRepublic of Sierra Leone
Māori Te Araone
- Te AraoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Norwegian Bokmål Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Persian سیرالئون
- سیرالئون (siyerâle'ôn)Republic of Sierra Leone
Polish Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Portuguese Serra Leoa
- Serra LeoaRepublic of Sierra Leone
Romanian Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Russian Сье́рра-Лео́не
- Сье́рра-Лео́не (Sʹjérra-Leónɛ)Republic of Sierra Leone
Slovak Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Spanish Sierra Leona
- Sierra LeonaRepublic of Sierra Leone
Swahili Siera Leoni
- Siera LeoniRepublic of Sierra Leone
Swedish Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Tagalog Bulubunduking Leyona
- Bulubunduking LeyonaRepublic of Sierra Leone
Tamil சியேரா லியோனி
- சியேரா லியோனி (ciyērā liyōṉi)Republic of Sierra Leone
Thai เซียร์ราลีโอน
- เซียร์ราลีโอน (siia-râa-lii-oon)Republic of Sierra Leone
Turkish Sierra Leone
- Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra Leone
Ukrainian Сьє́рра-Лео́не
- Сьє́рра-Лео́не (Sʹjérra-Leóne)Republic of Sierra Leone
Urdu سِیرا لِیون
- سِیرا لِیون (sīrā liyon)Republic of Sierra Leone
Vietnamese Si-ê-ra Lê-ôn
- Si-ê-ra Lê-ônRepublic of Sierra Leone
Cite this entry
APA
Sierra Leone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Leone
MLA
“Sierra Leone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Leone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sierra Leone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sierra%20Leone.
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