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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 (#16)
|
country |
|
adjective |
|
nationality |
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| Vanuatu |
|
Ni-Vanuatu* |
|
Ni-Vanuatu* |
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| Venezuela |
|
Venezuelan |
|
Venezuelan |
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| Vietnam |
|
Vietnamese |
|
Vietnamese |
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| Yemen |
|
Yemeni |
|
Yemeni |
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Yugoslavia,
Federal
Republic of |
|
Serbian,
Montenegrin* |
|
Serbian,
Montenegrin* |
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| Zambia |
|
Zambian |
|
Zambian |
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| Zimbabwe |
|
Zimbabwean |
|
Zimbabwean |
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Special Notes:
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Notice the
unusual adjective and nationality form for
Vanuatu: Ni-Vanuatu (the
adjective and nationality
forms
are the
same). |
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| 2. |
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The union
of
Serbia and Montenegro
is also known as
the
Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia.
Because this country
is composed
of two former republics, there are different
adjectives
and nationality
forms for each one: Serbian
(adjective and nationality
form for Serbia) and Montenegrin
(adjective
and nationality form for Montenegro). |
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