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Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#8)

Dennis Oliver

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 (#8)

 country

 adjective

nationality
Laos Lao, Laotian Lao, Laotian
Latvia Latvian Latvian
Lebanon Lebanese Lebanese
Lesotho Basotho Mosotho (singular),
Basotho (plural)
Liberia Liberian Liberian
Libya Libyan Libyan
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Liechtensteiner
Lithuania Lithuanian Lithuanian
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourger

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Special Notes:

1. Note that both Lao and Laotian may be used for the
adjective and/or nationality forms for 
Laos.
2. Notice the unusual nationality forms used for Lesotho:
Mosotho for singular, Basotho for plural. Notice,
also, that the adjective form is 
Basotho.
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