List of Adjectival and Demonymic Forms of Place Names - Other Former Nations and Regions

Other Former Nations and Regions

Ancient civilizations, former colonies, renamed countries and regions, annexations, secessions, etc. (other than Greco-Roman, which see above).

Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. (Reference: Ethnologue, Languages of the World)

Name Adjective Demonym
colloquial
Abyssinia Abyssinian Abyssinians
Acadia Acadian Acadians
Akkadia Akkadian Akkadians
Austria–Hungary Austro-Hungarian Austro-Hungarians, Austrians, Hungarians
Babylonia Babylonian Babylonians
Bessarabia Bessarabian Bessarabians
Biafra Biafran Biafrans
Burma Burmese Burmesea
Ceylon Ceylonese Ceylonese
Confederate States of America Confederate, CSA Confederates, Confederate Americans "Rebels", "Rebs"
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak, Czechb
(Czechoslovakian is incorrect, though frequent)		 Czechoslovaks, Czechs, Slovaks
Dahomey Dahomeyan Dahomeyans
Elam Elamite, Elamitic, Elamitish Elamites
Katanga Katangese Katangese
Livonia Livonian Livonians, Livs
Manchuria Manchurian Manchurians
Malaya Malay, Malayan Malays, Malayans
Moldavia Moldavian Moldavians
Papal States Papal Papalini
Pomerania Pomeranian Pomeranians
Prussia Prussian Prussians
Rhodesia Rhodesian Rhodesians
Siam Siamese Siamese
Sudetenland Sudetes Sudetenlanders
Sumer Sumerian Sumerians
Soviet Union Soviet, Russianc Soviets, Russiansc
Transylvania Transylvanian Transylvanians
Two Sicilies Duosicilian Regnicoli
Wallachia Wallachian Wallachians
Yugoslavia Yugoslav Yugoslavs
Zaire Zairean Zaireans
Zululand Zulu Zulu, Zulus

a Burma is also known as Myanmar.
b "Czech" technically incorrect here, as it is also used to distinguish Czech people from Slovaks or other ethnic groups.
c "Russian" technically incorrect here, as the Russian SFSR was one of fifteen Soviet Republics (albeit the largest).

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