Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#15)

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 (#15)

country		adjective		nationality
Uganda		Ugandan		Ugandan
Ukraine		Ukrainian		Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates		Emirian, Emirati*		Emirian, Emirati*
United Kingdom		British*		British*
United States of America		American*		American*
Uruguay		Uruguayan		Uruguayan
Uzbekistan		Uzbekistani		Uzbekistani

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Special Notes:

1.		For the United Arab Emirates, two different adjectives  and nationality forms are used: Emirian and Emirati. Both of these are used as adjectives and nationality forms. Emirati is more common.
2.		The United Kingdom is one country that consists of a union of other countries and territories. The other countries (for example, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and territories (for example, the Bahamas and the British West Indies) have their own adjectives and nationality forms, but British refers generally to all parts of the United Kingdom.
3.		American can refer to any country or nationality which is  located in North, Central, or South America, but there are no special adjectives or nationality forms for the U.S., so  American is used.