Can you sum up the year with one word? We asked our viewers in every language of Euronews what their's would be
We asked our audiences in 12 languages on Facebook what they thought had been the defining word for them of 2017. Here's what they came up with:
Portuguese
ADVERTISEMENTIncêndios - Fires
Portugal had a horrendous year with forest fires. The total area burnt was over 400 thousand hectares and more than 100 people died as a result of them.
Spanish
Cataluña - Catalonia
Related to the political crisis in Catalonia. Our followers often proposed 'Brexit', referendum or independence... We ended up choosing the word we've been using the most. Also reflected on Google Trends searches.
French
Incertitude - uncertainty
Everyone seems unsure of what will happen tomorrow across the country and the news agenda has become quite unpredictable over the past 12 months.
Italian
Ius soli - Birthright citizenship
Leftwing Italian MPs are pushing for automatic nationality rights for those born in the country, but rightwing politicians are strongly against it. It's one of the most important civil battles going on in Italy right now as the country heads towards new elections
German
Jamaika - Jamaica
The name of the coalition that did not happen in Germany (Jamaican flag is black, yellow, green - the colors of the parties that were involved in preliminary coalition talks that ended very suddenly).
English
Covfefe - Covfefe
Trump's mistake on Twitter which should have read 'coverage', but caused a media storm.
Persian
صلح - peace
A word that came up on our Facebook page as word of the year by our followers, something that people long for across this region of the world.
Arabic
محمد بن سلمان - Mohammed Bin Salman - Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
ADVERTISEMENTOften seen as the main policy shaper, he polarises opinion and sits at the centre of much of the tensions across the region.
Russian
Вы держитесь - Hold on
It was a phrase said by the Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev: "There is no money, but hold on" ("Денег нет, но вы держитесь"). It was a response given to a woman asking about her pension in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, which was seized by Russia in 2014.
Turkish
Mülteci - Refugee
ADVERTISEMENTRefugees coming into Europe from Syria have had a big effect on Turkey as they attempt to flee their country to safety.
Hungarian
Soros-terv - Soros plan
The Hungarian government claims that European institutions are following a plan on immigration made by George Soros (Hungarian-American businessman and philanthropist).