Countries and Nations
Country name | Adjectivals | Demonyms | |
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colloquial term(s) | |||
Abkhazia | Abkhaz, Abkhazian | Abkhazians | |
Afghanistan | Afghan | Afghans | |
Albania | Albanian | Albanians | |
Algeria | Algerian | Algerians | |
American Samoa | American Samoan | American Samoans | |
Andorra | Andorran | Andorrans | |
Angola | Angolan | Angolans | |
Anguilla | Anguillan | Anguillans | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antiguan, Barbudan | Antiguans, Barbudans | |
Argentina | Argentine, Argentinean, Argentinian | Argentines, Argentineans, Argentinians | |
Armenia | Armenian | Armenians | |
Aruba | Aruban | Arubans | |
Australia | Australian | Australians | "Aussies" |
Austria | Austrian | Austrians | |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani, Azeri | Azerbaijanis, Azeris | |
Bahamas | Bahamian | Bahamians | |
Bahrain | Bahraini | Bahrainis | |
Bangladesh | Bangladeshi | Bangladeshis | |
Barbados | Barbadian ("Bajan") | Barbadians | "Bajans" |
Belarus | Belarusian | Belarusians | |
Belgium | Belgian | Belgians | |
Belize | Belizean | Belizeans | |
Benin | Beninese, Beninois | Beninese, Beninois | |
Bermuda | Bermudian, Bermudan | Bermudians, Bermudans | |
Bhutan | Bhutanese | Bhutanese | |
Bolivia | Bolivian | Bolivians | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Bosniak, Herzegovinian | Bosnians, Bosniaks, Herzegovinians | |
Botswana | Motswana (pl. Batswana), Botswanan | Batswana, Botswanans | |
Brazil | Brazilian | Brazilians | |
British Virgin Islands | British Virgin Island | British Virgin Islanders | |
Brunei | Bruneian | Bruneians | |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Bulgarians | |
Burkina Fasoa | Burkinabè/Burkinabé | Burkinabè/Burkinabé | |
Burmab | Burmese | Bamar, Burmese | |
Burundi | Burundian | Burundians | |
Cambodia | Cambodian | Cambodians | |
Cameroon | Cameroonian | Cameroonians | |
Canada | Canadian | Canadians | "Canucks"c |
Cape Verde | Cape Verdean | Cape Verdeans | |
Cayman Islands | Caymanian | Caymanians | |
Central African Republic | Central African | Central Africans | |
Chad | Chadian | Chadians | |
Chile | Chilean | Chileans | |
People's Republic of China | Chinese | Chinese | |
Republic of China | See Taiwan, below | ||
Christmas Island | Christmas Island | Christmas Islanders | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Cocos Island | Cocos Islanders | |
Colombia | Colombian | Colombians | |
Comoros | Comorian | Comorians | |
Dem. Republic of the Congo | Congolese, Congo | Congolese | |
Republic of the Congo | |||
Cook Islands | Cook Island | Cook Islanders | |
Costa Rica | Costa Rican | Costa Ricans | "Ticos" |
Côte d'Ivoire | Ivorian | Ivorians | |
Croatia | Croatian | Croatians, Croats | |
Cuba | Cuban | Cubans | |
Cyprus | Cypriot | Cypriots | |
Czech Republic | Czech | Czechs | |
Denmark | Danish | Danes | |
Djibouti | Djiboutian | Djiboutians | |
Dominica | Dominicand | Dominicansd | |
Dominican Republic | Dominicane | Dominicanse | "Quisqueyanos" |
East Timor | Timorese | Timorese | "Maubere" |
Ecuador | Ecuadorian | Ecuadorians | |
Egypt | Egyptian | Egyptians | |
El Salvador | Salvadoran | Salvadorans | |
England | English | English | |
Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean | Equatorial Guineans, Equatoguineans | |
Eritrea | Eritrean | Eritreans | |
Estonia | Estonian | Estonians | |
Ethiopia | Ethiopian | Ethiopians | |
Falkland Islands | Falkland Island | Falkland Islanders | "Belongers" |
Faroe Islands | Faroese | Faroese | |
Fiji | Fijian | Fijians | |
Finland | Finnish | Finns | |
France | French | French (or Frenchman/Frenchwoman) | |
French Guiana | French Guianese | French Guianese | |
French Polynesia | French Polynesian | French Polynesians, Tahitians | |
Gabon | Gabonese | Gabonese | |
Gambia | Gambian | Gambians | |
Georgia | Georgian | Georgians | |
Germany | German | Germans | |
Ghana | Ghanaian | Ghanaians | |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltarians | Llanitos |
Great Britain | British | Britons | see Other words for "British" |
Greece | Greek, Grecianf, Hellenic | Greeks, Greciansf, Hellenes | |
Greenland | Greenlandic | Greenlanders | |
Grenada | Grenadian | Grenadians | |
Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Guadeloupians | |
Guam | Guamanian | Guamanians | |
Guatemala | Guatemalan | Guatemalans | |
Guinea | Guinean | Guineans | |
Guinea-Bissau | |||
Guyana | Guyanese | Guyanese | |
Haiti | Haitian | Haitians | Ayisyen |
Honduras | Honduran | Hondurans | "Catrachos" |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hongkongese | Hongkongers, Hongkongese | "Hongkies" "Hongers" |
Hungary | Hungarian, Magyar | Hungarians, Magyars | |
Iceland | Icelandic | Icelanders | |
India | Indian | Indians | |
Indonesia | Indonesian | Indonesians | |
Iran | Iranian, Persian | Iranians, Persians | |
Iraq | Iraqi | Iraqis | |
Ireland | Irish | Irish | |
Isle of Man | Manx | Manx | |
Israel | Israeli | Israelis | |
Italy | Italian, Italicf | Italians, Italicsf | |
Jamaica | Jamaican | Jamaicans | |
Japan | Japanese | Japanese | |
Jordan | Jordanian | Jordanians | |
Kazakhstan | Kazakh, Kazakhstani | Kazakhstanis, Kazakhs | |
Kenya | Kenyan | Kenyans | |
Kiribati | I-Kiribati | I-Kiribati | |
North Korea | North Korean | Koreans | |
South Korea | South Korean | ||
Kosovo | Kosovar, Kosovan | Kosovars | |
Kuwait | Kuwaiti | Kuwaitis | |
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstani, Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz | Kyrgyzstanis, Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz | |
Laos | Laotian, Lao | Laotians, Laos | |
Latvia | Latvian | Latvians, Letts | |
Lebanon | Lebanese | Lebanese | |
Lesotho | Basotho | Basotho | |
Liberia | Liberian | Liberians | |
Libya | Libyan | Libyans | |
Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Liechtensteiners | |
Lithuania | Lithuanian | Lithuanians | |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg, Luxembourgish | Luxembourgers | |
Macau | Macanese, Chinese | Macanese, Chinese | |
Republic of Macedonia | Macedonian | Macedonians | |
Madagascar | Malagasy | Malagasy | |
Malawi | Malawian | Malawians | |
Malaysia | Malaysian | Malaysians | |
Maldives | Maldivian | Maldivians | |
Mali | Malian | Malians | |
Malta | Maltese | Maltese | |
Marshall Islands | Marshallese | Marshallese | |
Martinique | Martiniquais, Martinican | Martiniquais | |
Mauritania | Mauritanian | Mauritanians | |
Mauritius | Mauritian | Mauritians | |
Mayotte | Mahoran | Mahorais | |
Mexico | Mexican | Mexicans | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | Micronesian | Micronesians | |
Moldova | Moldovan | Moldovans | |
Monaco | Monégasque, Monacan | Monégasques, Monacans | |
Mongolia | Mongolian | Mongolians, Mongols | |
Montenegro | Montenegrin | Montenegrins | |
Montserrat | Montserratian | Montserratians | |
Morocco | Moroccan | Moroccans | |
Mozambique | Mozambican | Mozambicans | |
Namibia | Namibian | Namibians | |
Nauru | Nauruan | Nauruans | |
Nepal | Nepali | Nepalese | |
Netherlands | Dutch | Dutch | |
New Caledonia | New Caledonian | New Caledonians | |
New Zealand | New Zealand | New Zealanders | "Kiwis" |
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan | Nicaraguans | |
Niue | Niuean | Niueans | |
Niger | Nigerien | Nigeriens | |
Nigeria | Nigerian | Nigerians | |
Norway | Norwegian | Norwegians | |
Northern Ireland | Northern Irish / British / Irish | British / Irish / Northern Irish | |
Northern Marianas | Northern Marianan | Northern Marianans | |
Oman | Omani | Omanis | |
Pakistan | Pakistani | Pakistanis | |
Palestine | Palestinian | Palestinians | |
Palau | Palauan | Palauans | |
Panama | Panamanian | Panamanians | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinean, Papuan | Papua New Guineans, Papuans | |
Paraguay | Paraguayan | Paraguayans | |
Peru | Peruvian | Peruvians | |
Philippines | Philippine, Filipino | Filipinos, Filipinas | Pinoys |
Pitcairn Island | Pitcairn Island | Pitcairn Islanders | |
Poland | Polish | Poles | |
Portugal | Portuguese | Portuguese | |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | Puerto Ricans, Boricuas | |
Qatar | Qatari | Qataris | |
Republic of Ireland | Irish / Southern Irish g | Irish / Southern Irish g | |
Réunion | Réunionese, Réunionnais | Réunionese, Réunionnais | |
Romania | Romanian | Romanians | |
Russia | Russian | Russians | |
Rwanda | Rwandan | Rwandans | |
St. Helena | St. Helenian | St. Helenians | |
St. Kitts and Nevis | Kittitian, Nevisian | Kittitians, Nevisians | |
St. Lucia | St. Lucian | St. Lucians | |
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais | Saint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais | |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincentian, Vincentian | St. Vincentians, Vincentians | |
Samoa | Samoan | Samoans | |
San Marino | Sammarinese | Sammarinese | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Toméan | São Toméans | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi, Saudi Arabian | Saudis, Saudi Arabians | |
Scotland | Scots, Scottish, Scotchh | Scots, Scotsmen | |
Senegal | Senegalese | Senegalese | |
Serbia | Serbian | Serbians, Serbs | |
Seychelles | Seychellois | Seychellois | |
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean | Sierra Leoneans | |
Singapore | Singapore | Singaporeans | |
Slovakia | Slovak | Slovaks | |
Slovenia | Slovenian, Slovene | Slovenians, Slovenes | |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Island | Solomon Islanders | |
Somalia | Somali; Somalian | Somalis; Somalians | |
South Africa | South African | South Africans | |
South Ossetia | South Ossetian | South Ossetians | |
South Sudan | South Sudanese | South Sudanese | |
Spain | Spanish | Spaniards | |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan | Sri Lankans | |
Sudan | Sudanese | Sudanese | |
Surinam | Surinamese | Surinamers | |
Swaziland | Swazi | Swazis | |
Sweden | Swedish | Swedes | |
Switzerland | Swiss | Swiss | |
Syria | Syrian | Syrians | |
Taiwan | Taiwanese | Taiwanese | |
Tajikistan | Tajikistani | Tajikistanis, Tajiks | |
Tanzania | Tanzanian | Tanzanians | |
Thailand | Thai | Thai | |
Togo | Togolese | Togolese | |
Tonga | Tongan | Tongans | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidadian, Tobagonian | Trinidadians, Tobagonians | "Trinis", "Trinibagonians" |
Tunisia | Tunisian | Tunisians | |
Turkey | Turkish | Turks | |
Turkmenistan | Turkmen | Turkmens | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | none | Turks and Caicos Islanders | |
Tuvalu | Tuvaluan | Tuvaluans | |
Uganda | Ugandan | Ugandans | |
Ukraine | Ukrainian | Ukrainians | |
United Arab Emirates | Emirati, Emirian | Emiratis, Emirians | |
United Kingdom | British | Britons | see Other words for "British" |
United States | Americani, U.S. | Americansj | |
Uruguay | Uruguayan | Uruguayans | |
Uzbekistan | Uzbekistani, Uzbek | Uzbekistanis, Uzbeks | |
Vanuatu | Ni-Vanuatu, Vanuatuan | Ni-Vanuatu | |
Venezuela | Venezuelan | Venezuelans | |
Vietnam | Vietnamese | Vietnamese | |
Virgin Islands | Virgin Island | Virgin Islanders | |
Wales | Welsh | Welsh | |
Wallis and Futuna | Wallisian, Futunan | Wallisians, Futunans | |
Western Sahara | Sahraw, Sahrawian, Sahraouian | Sahrawis, Sahraouis | |
Yemen | Yemeni | Yemenis | |
Zambia | Zambian | Zambians | |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean | Zimbabweans |
a Formerly known as Upper Volta.
b Also known as Myanmar.
c Sometimes considered offensive.
d The penultimate syllable is stressed.
e The second syllable is stressed.
f Rare and/or archaic.
g There is no adjective or demonym that distinguishes the Republic of Ireland from the entire island of Ireland. When distinction from Northern Ireland is necessary, the colloquial Southern Irish or Southerner is sometimes used; some people in the Republic of Ireland may find this offensive, though others in Northern Ireland may find it equally offensive in not distinguishing the Republic of Ireland from the island. As an alternative, an adjectival phrase may be used – for instance, "a law of the Republic of Ireland" – or, as a last resort, the name "Republic of Ireland" may be used as if it were an adjective (as in "a Republic of Ireland law").
h Scotch is only normally used for manufactured products of Scotland, most commonly food and drink - in most other contexts it is archaic and often considered mildly derogatory. Scottish is used for everything else.
i In near-universal use, though many adjectives for U.S. citizens have been proposed.
j In near-universal use, though many alternative words for American have been proposed.
Read more about this topic: List Of Adjectival And Demonymic Forms Of Place Names
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