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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 (#13)
|
country |
|
adjective |
|
nationality |
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| Sierra
Leone |
|
Sierra
Leonean |
|
Sierra
Leonean |
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| Singapore |
|
Singaporean |
|
Singaporean |
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| Slovakia |
|
Slovak |
|
Slovak |
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| Slovenia |
|
Slovenian* |
|
Slovene* |
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| Solomon
Islands |
|
Soloman
Islander |
|
Solomon
Islander |
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| Somalia |
|
Somali |
|
Somali |
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| South
Africa |
|
South
African |
|
South
African |
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| Spain |
|
Spanish* |
|
Spaniard* |
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| Sri
Lanka |
|
Sri
Lankan |
|
Sri
Lankan |
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| Sudan |
|
Sudanese |
|
Sudanese |
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| Suriname |
|
Surinamese* |
|
Surinamer* |
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| Swaziland |
|
Swazi |
|
Swazi |
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| Sweden |
|
Swedish* |
|
Swede* |
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| Switzerland |
|
Swiss |
|
Swiss |
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| Syria |
|
Syrian |
|
Syrian |
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Special Notes:
| 1. |
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For
Slovenia,
notice the different adjective and nationality
forms:
Slovenian (adjective), Slovene (nationality). |
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| 2. |
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Notice that Spain
also has different adjective and nationality
forms:
Spanish
(adjective),
Spaniard (nationality). |
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| 3. |
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Suriname has different adjective and nationality forms,
also:
Surinamese
(adjective), Surinamer (nationality). |
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| 4. |
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Sweden
is another
country with different adjectives
and
nationality forms:
Swedish (adjective), Swede
(nationality). |
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