NATIONALITIES
NATIONALITIES
- Country: I live in England.
- Adjective: He reads English literature.
- Noun: She is an Englishwoman.
| COUNTRY | ADJECTIVE | NOUN |
| Africa | African | an African |
| America | American | an American |
| Argentina | Argentinian | an Argentinian |
| Austria | Austrian | an Austrian |
| Autralia | Australian | an Australian |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh(i) | a Bangladeshi |
| Belgium | Belgian | a Belgian |
| Brazil | Brazilian | a Brazilian |
| Britain | British | a Briton/Britisher |
| Cambodia | Cambodian | a Cambodian |
| Chile | Chilean | a Chilean |
| China | Chinese | a Chinese |
| Colombia | Colombian | a Colombian |
| Croatia | Croatian | a Croat |
| the Czech Republic | Czech | a Czech |
| Denmark | Danish | a Dane |
| England | English | an Englishman/Englishwoman |
| Finland | Finnish | a Finn |
| France | French | a Frenchman/Frenchwoman |
| Germany | German | a German |
| Greece | Greek | a Greek |
| Holland | Dutch | a Dutchman/Dutchwoman |
| Hungary | Hungarian | a Hungarian |
| Iceland | Icelandic | an Icelander |
| India | Indian | an Indian |
| Indonesia | Indonesian | an Indonesian |
| Iran | Iranian | an Iranian |
| Iraq | Iraqi | an Iraqi |
| Ireland | Irish | an Irishman/Irishwoman |
| Israel | Israeli | an Israeli |
| Jamaica | Jamaican | a Jamaican |
| Japan | Japanese | a Japanese |
| Mexico | Mexican | a Mexican |
| Morocco | Moroccan | a Moroccan |
| Norway | Norwegian | a Norwegian |
| Peru | Peruvian | a Peruvian |
| the Philippines | Philippine | a Filipino |
| Poland | Polish | a Pole |
| Portugal | Portuguese | a Portuguese |
| Rumania | Rumanian | a Rumanian |
| Russia | Russian | a Russian |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi, Saudi Arabian | a Saudi, a Saudi Arabian |
| Scotland | Scottish | a Scot |
| Serbia | Serbian | a Serb |
| the Slovak Republic | Slovak | a Slovak |
| Sweden | Swedish | a Swede |
| Switzerland | Swiss | a Swiss |
| Thailand | Thai | a Thai |
| The USA | American | an American |
| Tunisia | Tunisian | a Tunisian |
| Turkey | Turkish | a Turk |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese | a Vietnamese |
| Wales | Welsh | a Welshman/Welshwoman |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslav | a Yugoslav |
Note: We use the + nationality adjective ending in -ese or -ish with a plural verb, to refer to all people of that nationality:
The Chinese are very hard-working.
The Spanish often go to sleep in the afternoon.
The Chinese are very hard-working.
The Spanish often go to sleep in the afternoon.
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