Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#3)

The adjective forms for countries and the names for citizens of countries
are often confusing in English. This happens for two reasons. First, there
is no easy way to change a country's name to its adjective form because
several different endings are used for this purpose. Second, the words
for nationalities are often the same as the adjective forms, but not always.

Here is more information on names of countries, their adjective forms,
and the words used for their citizens.

 

Countries, Adjective Forms,
and Nationalities (#3)

country		adjective		nationality
Cambodia (Kampuchea)*		Cambodian (Kampuchean)*		Cambodian (Kampuchean)*
Cameroon		Cameroonian		Cameroonian
Canada		Canadian		Canadian
Cape Verde		Cape Verdean		Cape Verdean
Central African Republic		Central African		Central African
Chad		Chadian		Chadian
Chile		Chilean		Chilean
China		Chinese		Chinese
Colombia		Colombian		Colombian
Comoros		Comoran		Comoran
Congo, Democratic Republic of*		Congolese		Congolese
Congo, Republic of		Congolese		Congolese
Costa Rica		Costa Rican		Costa Rican
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)		Ivorian		Ivorian
Croatia		Croatian		Croat
Cuba		Cuban		Cuban
Cyprus		Cypriot		Cypriot
Czech* Republic		Czech*		Czech*

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Special Notes:

 

1.		Cambodia is sometimes called Kampuchea. If Kampuchea is used, use Kampuchean for both the adjective form and the nationality.
2.		Two countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo have very similar names. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as Zaire in the past. It is sometimes called Congo-Kinshasa today. The Republic of the Congo is a totally different country. The adjective and nationality forms for both of these countries are the same: Congolese.
3.		In English, Czech is pronounced the same as check.