List of adjectival forms of place names

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The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of the places.

Note: Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final 's' or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman). The French terminations -ois / ais serve as both the singular and plural masculine; adding 'e' (-oise / aise) makes them singular feminine; 'es' (-oises / aises) makes them plural feminine. The Spanish termination "-o" usually denotes the masculine and is normally changed to feminine by dropping the "-o" and adding "-a". The plural forms are usually "-os" and "-as" respectively.

Adjectives ending -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. the English, the Cornish). So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. the French, the Dutch) provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify).

Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. (Reference: Ethnologue, Languages of the World)

Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. (Sometimes, the use of one or more additional words is optional.) Notable examples are cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds.

Contents

[edit] Continents

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for continents

[edit] Nations

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for nations

[edit] Cities

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for cities

[edit] Australian states and territories

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for Australian states

[edit] Canadian provinces and territories

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for Canadian provinces and territories

[edit] New Zealand regions

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for New Zealand regions

[edit] U.S. states

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for US states

[edit] Subcontinental regions

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions

[edit] Former nations and regions

Ancient civilizations, former colonies, renamed countries and regions, annexations, secessions, etc. Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for former regions

[edit] Astronomy

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies

[edit] Fictional regions

Template:Adjectivals and demonyms for fictional regions

[edit] See also

  • List of ethnic slurs
  • List of people by nationality
  • List of British regional nicknames
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