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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 (#10)
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country |
|
adjective |
|
nationality |
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| Namibia |
|
Namibian |
|
Namibian |
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| Nauru |
|
Nauruan |
|
Nauruan |
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| Nepal |
|
Nepalese |
|
Nepalese |
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| Netherlands |
|
Dutch |
|
Dutchman
(men), Dutchwoman (women) |
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| New
Zealand |
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New
Zealand |
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New
Zealander |
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| Nicaragua |
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Nicaraguan |
|
Nicaraguan |
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| Niger* |
|
Nigerien* |
|
Nigerien* |
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| Nigeria* |
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Nigerian* |
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Nigerian* |
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| Norway |
|
Norwegian |
|
Norwegian |
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Special Note:
Note that two African countries, above,
have very similar names: Niger and
Nigeria. In addition, note that the adjective and
nationality forms for these countries are
also very similar (Nigerien for
Niger and Nigerian
for Nigeria).
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