List of Adjectival and Demonymic Forms of Place Names - Mexican States

Mexican States

Federal entity Adjective Demonym
colloquial
Aguascalientes Hidrocalido/-a
Baja California Lower Californian Bajacaliforniano/-a
Baja California Sur South Lower Californian Sudcaliforniano/-a
Campeche Campechano/-a
Chiapas Chiapaneco/-a
Chihuahua Chihuahuense
Colima Colimense
Coahuila Coahuilense
Distrito Federal Defeño/-a "Chilango"
Durango Duranguense
Guerrero Guerrerense
Guanajuato Guanajuatense
Hidalgo Hidalguense
Jalisco Jalisciense
Michoacán Michoacano/-a
Morelos Morelense
Mexico Mexiquense
Nayarit Nayarita
Nuevo León Neoleones
Oaxaca Oaxaqueño/-a
Puebla Poblano/-a
Quintana Roo Quintanarroense
Querétaro Queretano/-a
Sinaloa Sinaloense
San Luis Potosí Potosino/-a
Sonora Sonorense
Tabasco Tabasqueño/-a
Tlaxcala Tlaxcalteca
Tamaulipas Tamaulipeco/-a
Veracruz Veracruzano/-a
Yucatán Yucateco/-a
Zacatecas Zacatecano/-a
  1. Capitalino is often used to be refered to the people the Mexico City, however, capitalino can be used to refer any people of each state capital. "Defeño" and "Chilango" are descripted in the Royal Spanish Academy

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