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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 |
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Cambodia
(Kampuchea)* |
|
Cambodian
(Kampuchean)* |
|
Cambodian
(Kampuchean)* |
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| Cameroon |
|
Cameroonian |
|
Cameroonian |
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| Canada |
|
Canadian |
|
Canadian |
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| Cape
Verde |
|
Cape
Verdean |
|
Cape
Verdean |
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Central
African
Republic |
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Central
African |
|
Central
African |
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| Chad |
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Chadian |
|
Chadian |
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| Chile |
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Chilean |
|
Chilean |
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| China |
|
Chinese |
|
Chinese |
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| Colombia |
|
Colombian |
|
Colombian |
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| Comoros |
|
Comoran |
|
Comoran |
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Congo,
Democratic
Republic of* |
|
Congolese |
|
Congolese |
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| Congo,
Republic of |
|
Congolese |
|
Congolese |
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| Costa
Rica |
|
Costa
Rican |
|
Costa
Rican |
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Côte
d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast) |
|
Ivorian |
|
Ivorian |
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| Croatia |
|
Croatian |
|
Croat |
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| Cuba |
|
Cuban |
|
Cuban |
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| Cyprus |
|
Cypriot |
|
Cypriot |
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| Czech*
Republic |
|
Czech* |
|
Czech* |
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Special Notes:
| 1. |
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Cambodia
is sometimes called Kampuchea. If Kampuchea
is
used, use Kampuchean for both the adjective form and
the
nationality. |
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| 2. |
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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.
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| 3. |
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In
English, Czech is pronounced the same as check. |
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