Nationalities

All words relating to nations or nationalities begin with a capital letter.

The adjective is normally used to describe the language (for example English, Polish).

Country Adjective Person
Algeria Algerian an Algerian
Argentina Argentinian an Argentinian
Australia Australian an Australian
Belgium Belgian a Belgian
Brazil Brazilian a Brazilian
Britain British a Briton
Cambodia Cambodian a Cambodian
Canada Canadian a Canadian
China Chinese a Chinese
Denmark Danish a Dane
Egypt Egyptian an Egyptian
England English an Englishman, an Englishwoman
Finland Finnish a Finn
France French a Frenchman, a Frenchwoman
Germany German a German
Greece Greek a Greek
Holland Dutch a Dutchman, a Dutchwoman
Hungary Hungarian a Hungarian
India Indian an Indian
Iran Iranian an Iranian
Ireland Irish an Irishman, an Irishwoman
Israel Israeli an Israeli
Italy Italian an Italian
Japan Japanese a Japanese
Kenya Kenyan a Kenyan
Malaysia Malaysian a Malay
Mexico Mexican a Mexican
Morocco Moroccan a Moroccan
Norway Norwegian a Norwegian
the Philippines Philippine a Filipino
Poland Polish a Pole
Portugal Portuguese a Portuguese
Russia Russian a Russian
Scotland Scottish a Scot
Spain Spanish a Spaniard
Sweden Swedish a Swede
Switzerland Swiss a Swiss
Taiwan Taiwanese a Taiwanese
Thailand Thai a Thai
Trinidad Trinidadian a Trinidadian
Tunisia Tunisian a Tunisian
Turkey Turkish a Turk
the USA American an American
Vietnam Vietnamese a Vietnamese
Wales Welsh a Welshman, a Welshwoman
Zambia Zambian a Zambian

 

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