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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
these 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. (See List of words derived
from toponyms.)
Continents
Entries in italics are continental regions.
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Countries
and nations
| Country name |
Adjectivals |
Demonyms |
|
colloquial term(s) |
| Abkhazia |
Abkhazian, Abkhaz |
Abkhazians |
| Afghanistan |
Afghan |
Afghans |
| Albania |
Albanian |
Albanians |
| Algeria |
Algerian |
Algerians |
| American
Samoa |
American
Samoan |
American
Samoans |
| Andorra |
Andorran |
Andorrans |
| Angola |
Angolan |
Angolans |
| Anguilla |
Anguillan |
Anguillans |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Antiguan, Barbudan |
Antiguans, Barbudans |
| Argentina |
Argentine, Argentinean, Argentinian |
Argentines, Argentineans, Argentinians |
| Armenia |
Armenian |
Armenians |
| Aruba |
Aruban |
Arubans |
| Australia |
Australian |
Australians |
"Aussies" |
| Austria |
Austrian |
Austrians |
| Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijani, Azeri |
Azerbaijanis, Azeris |
| Bahamas |
Bahamian |
Bahamians |
| Bahrain |
Bahraini |
Bahrainis |
| Bangladesh |
Bangladeshi |
Bangladeshis |
| Barbados |
Barbadian ("Bajan") |
Barbadians |
"Bajans" |
| Belarus |
Belarusian |
Belarusians |
| Belgium |
Belgian |
Belgians |
| Belize |
Belizean |
Belizeans |
| Benin |
Beninese,
Beninois |
Beninese,
Beninois |
| Bermuda |
Bermudian, Bermudan |
Bermudians, Bermudans |
| Bhutan |
Bhutanese |
Bhutanese |
| Bolivia |
Bolivian |
Bolivians |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnian, Bosniak, Herzegovinian |
Bosnians,
Bosniaks, Herzegovinians |
| Botswana |
Motswana (pl. Batswana), Botswanan |
Batswana, Botswanans |
| Brazil |
Brazilian |
Brazilians |
| British Virgin Islands |
British Virgin Island |
British Virgin
Islanders |
| Brunei |
Bruneian |
Bruneians |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgarian |
Bulgarians |
| Burkina
Fasoa |
Burkinabe |
Burkinabe |
| Burmab |
Burmese |
Bamar, Burmese |
| Burundi |
Burundian |
Burundians |
| Cambodia |
Cambodian |
Cambodians |
| Cameroon |
Cameroonian |
Cameroonians |
| Canada |
Canadian |
Canadians |
"Canucks"c |
| Cape Verde |
Cape
Verdean |
Cape Verdeans |
| Cayman
Islands |
Caymanian |
Caymanians |
| Central African Republic |
Central
African |
Central Africans |
| Chad |
Chadian |
Chadians |
| Chile |
Chilean |
Chileans |
| People's Republic of
China |
Chinese |
Chinese |
| Republic
of China |
See Taiwan, below |
See Taiwan, below |
| Christmas
Island |
Christmas
Island |
Christmas Islanders |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Cocos
Island |
Cocos Islanders |
| Colombia |
Colombian |
Colombians |
| Comoros |
Comorian |
Comorians |
| Dem. Republic of the
Congo |
Congolese, Congo |
Congolese |
| Republic of the Congo |
| Cook
Islands |
Cook Island |
Cook Islanders |
| Costa Rica |
Costa Rican |
Costa Ricans |
"Ticos" |
| Côte
d'Ivoire |
Ivorian |
Ivorians |
| Croatia |
Croatian |
Croatians, Croats |
| Cuba |
Cuban |
Cubans |
| Cyprus |
Cypriot |
Cypriots |
| Czech
Republic |
Czech |
Czechs |
| Denmark |
Danish |
Danes |
| Djibouti |
Djiboutian |
Djiboutians |
| Dominica |
Dominicand |
Dominicansd |
| Dominican Republic |
Dominicane |
Dominicanse |
"Quisqueyanos" |
| East Timor |
Timorese |
Timorese |
"Maubere" |
| Ecuador |
Ecuadorian |
Ecuadorians |
| Egypt |
Egyptian |
Egyptians |
| El Salvador |
Salvadoran |
Salvadorans |
| England |
English |
English |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinean, Equatoguinean |
Equatorial Guineans, Equatoguineans |
| Eritrea |
Eritrean |
Eritreans |
| Estonia |
Estonian |
Estonians |
| Ethiopia |
Ethiopian |
Ethiopians |
| Falkland
Islands |
Falkland Island |
Falkland Islanders |
"Belongers" |
| Faroe
Islands |
Faroese |
Faroese |
| Fiji |
Fijian |
Fijians |
| Finland |
Finnish |
Finns |
| France |
French |
French (or Frenchman/Frenchwoman) |
| French
Guiana |
French Guianese |
French Guianese |
| French
Polynesia |
French Polynesian |
French Polynesians, Tahitians[1] |
| Gabon |
Gabonese |
Gabonese |
| Gambia |
Gambian |
Gambians |
| Georgia |
Georgian |
Georgians |
| Germany |
German |
Germans |
| Ghana |
Ghanaian |
Ghanaians |
| Gibraltar |
Gibraltar |
Gibraltarians |
Llanitos |
| Great
Britain |
British |
Britons |
see Other
words for "British" |
| Greece |
Greek, Grecianf, Hellenic |
Greeks, Greciansf, Hellenes |
| Greenland |
Greenlandic |
Greenlanders |
| Grenada |
Grenadian |
Grenadians |
| Guadeloupe |
Guadeloupe |
Guadeloupians |
| Guam |
Guamanian |
Guamanians |
| Guatemala |
Guatemalan |
Guatemalans |
| Guinea |
Guinean |
Guineans |
| Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana |
Guyanese |
Guyanese |
| Haiti |
Haitian |
Haitians |
Ayisyen |
| Honduras |
Honduran |
Hondurans |
"Catrachos" |
| Hong Kong |
Hong Kong,
Hongkongese |
Hongkongers, Hongkongese |
"Hongers" |
| Hungary |
Hungarian, Magyar |
Hungarians, Magyars |
| Iceland |
Icelandic |
Icelanders |
| India |
Indian |
Indians |
| Indonesia |
Indonesian |
Indonesians |
| Iran |
Iranian |
Iranians |
| Iraq |
Iraqi |
Iraqis |
| Ireland |
Irish |
Irish |
| Isle of Man |
Manx |
Manx |
| Israel |
Israeli |
Israelis |
| Italy |
Italian, Italicf |
Italians, Italicsf |
| Jamaica |
Jamaican |
Jamaicans |
| Japan |
Japanese |
Japanese |
| Jordan |
Jordanian |
Jordanians |
| Kazakhstan |
Kazakh, Kazakhstani |
Kazakhstanis, Kazakhs |
| Kenya |
Kenyan |
Kenyans |
| Kiribati |
Kiribati |
I-Kiribati |
| North Korea |
North Korean |
Koreans |
| South Korea |
South Korean |
| Kosovo |
Kosovar |
Kosovars |
| Kuwait |
Kuwaiti |
Kuwaitis |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstani, Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz |
Kyrgyzstanis, Kyrgyz, Kirgiz, Kirghiz |
| Laos |
Laotian, Lao |
Laotians, Laos |
| Latvia |
Latvian |
Latvians, Letts |
| Lebanon |
Lebanese |
Lebanese |
| Lesotho |
Basotho |
Basotho |
| Liberia |
Liberian |
Liberians |
| Libya |
Libyan |
Libyans |
| Liechtenstein |
Liechtenstein |
Liechtensteiners |
| Lithuania |
Lithuanian |
Lithuanians |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourgers |
| Macau |
Macanese, Chinese |
Macanese, Chinese |
| Republic of Macedonia |
Macedonian |
Macedonians |
| Madagascar |
Malagasy |
Malagasy |
| Malawi |
Malawian |
Malawians |
| Malaysia |
Malaysian |
Malaysians |
| Maldives |
Maldivian |
Maldivians |
| Mali |
Malian |
Malians |
| Malta |
Maltese |
Maltese |
| Marshall
Islands |
Marshallese |
Marshallese |
| Martinique |
Martiniquais,
Martinican |
Martiniquais |
| Mauritania |
Mauritanian |
Mauritanians |
| Mauritius |
Mauritian |
Mauritians |
| Mayotte |
Mahoran |
Mahorais |
| Mexico |
Mexican |
Mexicans |
| Micronesia |
Micronesian |
Micronesians |
| Moldova |
Moldovan |
Moldovans |
| Monaco |
Monégasque,
Monacan |
Monégasques, Monacans |
| Mongolia |
Mongolian |
Mongolians,
Mongols |
| Montenegro |
Montenegrin |
Montenegrins |
| Montserrat |
Montserratian |
Montserratians |
| Morocco |
Moroccan |
Moroccans |
| Mozambique |
Mozambican |
Mozambicans |
| Namibia |
Namibian |
Namibians |
| Nauru |
Nauruan |
Nauruans |
| Nepal |
Nepali |
Nepalese |
| Netherlands |
Dutch |
Dutch |
| Netherlands Antilles |
Dutch Antillean |
Dutch Antilleans |
| New
Caledonia |
New
Caledonian |
New Caledonians |
| New Zealand |
New Zealand |
New Zealanders |
"Kiwis" |
| Nicaragua |
Nicaraguan |
Nicaraguans |
| Niue |
Niuean |
Niueans |
| Niger |
Nigerien |
Nigeriens |
| Nigeria |
Nigerian |
Nigerians |
| Norway |
Norwegian |
Norwegians |
| Northern
Ireland |
Northern Irish / Irish |
Irish / Northern
Irish |
| Northern Marianas |
Northern Marianan |
Northern Marianans |
| Oman |
Omani |
Omanis |
| Pakistan |
Pakistani |
Pakistanis |
| Palestinian territories |
Palestinian |
Palestinians |
| Palau |
Palauan |
Palauans |
| Panama |
Panamanian |
Panamanians |
| Papua New
Guinea |
Papua New Guinean, Papuan |
Papua New Guineans, Papuans |
| Paraguay |
Paraguayan |
Paraguayans |
| Peru |
Peruvian |
Peruvians |
| Philippines |
Philippine, Filipino |
Filipinos (sing. Filipino/Filipina
(man/woman) |
"Pinoys" |
| Pitcairn Island |
Pitcairn Island |
Pitcairn
Islanders |
| Poland |
Polish |
Poles |
| Portugal |
Portuguese |
Portuguese |
| Puerto Rico |
Puerto
Rican |
Puerto Ricans, Boricuas |
| Qatar |
Qatari |
Qataris |
| Republic of Ireland |
Irish / Southern Irish
g |
Irish / Southern
Irish g |
| Réunion |
Réunionese, Réunionnais |
Réunionese, Réunionnais |
| Romania |
Romanian |
Romanians |
| Russia |
Russian |
Russians |
| Rwanda |
Rwandan |
Rwandans |
| St.
Helena |
St. Helenian |
St. Helenians |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
Kittitian, Nevisian |
Kittitians, Nevisians |
| St. Lucia |
St. Lucian |
St. Lucians |
| Saint-Pierre
and Miquelon |
Saint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais |
Saint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais |
| St. Vincent and the
Grenadines |
St. Vincentian, Vincentian |
St. Vincentians, Vincentians |
| Samoa |
Samoan |
Samoans |
| San Marino |
Sammarinese |
Sammarinese |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Toméan |
São Toméans |
| Saudi
Arabia |
Saudi,
Saudi Arabian |
Saudis, Saudi Arabians |
| Scotland |
Scots,
Scottish, Scotchh |
Scots |
| Senegal |
Senegalese |
Senegalese |
| Serbia |
Serbian |
Serbians, Serbs |
| Seychelles |
Seychellois |
Seychellois |
| Sierra
Leone |
Sierra Leonean |
Sierra Leoneans |
| Singapore |
Singapore[2] |
Singaporeans |
| Slovakia |
Slovak |
Slovaks |
| Slovenia |
Slovene, Slovenian |
Slovenians, Slovenes |
| Solomon
Islands |
Solomon Island |
Solomon Islanders |
| Somalia |
Somali |
Somalis |
| South
Africa |
South African |
South Africans |
| South Ossetian |
South Ossetian |
South Ossetians |
| Spain |
Spanish |
Spaniards |
| Sri Lanka |
Sri Lankan |
Sri Lankans |
| Sudan |
Sudanese |
Sudanese |
| Surinam |
Surinamese |
Surinamers |
| Swaziland |
Swazi |
Swazis |
| Sweden |
Swedish |
Swedes |
| Switzerland |
Swiss |
Swiss |
| Syria |
Syrian |
Syrians |
| Taiwan |
Taiwanese |
Taiwanese |
| Tajikistan |
Tajikistani |
Tajikistanis, Tajiks |
| Tanzania |
Tanzanian |
Tanzanians |
| Thailand |
Thai |
Thai |
| Togo |
Togolese |
Togolese |
| Tonga |
Tongan |
Tongans |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
Trinidadians, Tobagonians |
"Trinis",
"Trinibagonians" |
| Tunisia |
Tunisian |
Tunisians |
| Turkey |
Turkish |
Turks |
| Turkmenistan |
Turkmen |
Turkmens |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
none |
Turks and
Caicos Islanders |
| Tuvalu |
Tuvaluan |
Tuvaluans |
| Uganda |
Ugandan |
Ugandans |
| Ukraine |
Ukrainian |
Ukrainians |
| United Arab Emirates |
Emirati, Emirian |
Emiratis, Emirians |
| United
Kingdom |
British |
Britons |
see Other
words for "British" |
| United
States |
Americani, U.S. |
Americansj |
"Yankees"c,
"Yanks"c, "Gringos"c |
| Uruguay |
Uruguayan |
Uruguayans |
| Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistani, Uzbek |
Uzbekistanis, Uzbeks |
| Vanuatu |
Ni-Vanuatu,
Vanuatuan |
Ni-Vanuatu |
| Venezuela |
Venezuelan |
Venezuelans |
| Vietnam |
Vietnamese |
Vietnamese |
| Virgin
Islands |
Virgin Island |
Virgin Islanders |
| Wales |
Welsh |
Welsh |
| Wallis
and Futuna |
Wallisian, Futunan |
Wallisians, Futunans |
| Western
Sahara |
Sahraw, Sahrawian, Sahraouian |
Sahrawis, Sahraouis |
| Yemen |
Yemeni |
Yemenis |
| Zambia |
Zambian |
Zambians |
| Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwean |
Zimbabweans |
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a Formerly known as Upper Volta.
b Also known as
Myanmar.
c Sometimes considered
offensive.
d The penultimate syllable is
stressed.
e The second syllable
is stressed.
f Rare and/or
archaic.
g There is no
adjective or demonym that distinguishes the Republic of Ireland
from the entire island of Ireland. When distinction from Northern
Ireland is necessary, the colloquial Southern Irish or
Southerner is sometimes used; this is not advised,
however, as people in the Republic of Ireland may find this
offensive. As an alternative, an adjectival phrase may be used – for
instance, "a law of the Republic of Ireland" – or, as a last
resort, the name "Republic of Ireland" may be used as if it were an
adjective (as in "a Republic of Ireland law").
h Scotch is
only normally used for manufactured products of Scotland, most
commonly food and drink - in most other contexts it is archaic and
often considered mildly derogatory. Scottish is used for
everything else.
i In near-universal
use, though many adjectives
for U.S. citizens have been proposed.
j In near-universal
use, though many alternative words for American have been
proposed.
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Cities
Note: Many of these adjectivals and demonyms are not used in
English as frequently as their counterparts in other languages. A
common practice is to use a city's name as if it were an adjective,
as in "Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra", "Melbourne suburbs",
etc.
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| City |
Country or state/province |
Adjective |
Demonym (colloquial) |
| Aberdeen |
Scotland |
Aberdonian |
Aberdonians |
| Adelaide |
South
Australia |
Adelaidian |
Adelaidians |
| Albany |
New York |
Albanian |
Albanians |
| Amalfi |
Italy |
Amalfitan |
Amalfitans |
| Aosta |
Italy |
Aostan, Aostain |
Aostans, Aostains |
| Armagh |
Northern
Ireland |
Armachian |
Armachians |
| Auckland |
New Zealand |
Auckland |
Aucklanders |
| Athens |
Greece |
Athenian |
Athenians |
| Atlanta |
Georgia |
Atlantan |
Atlantans |
| Austin |
Texas |
Austonian |
Austinite |
| Baltimore |
Maryland |
Baltimorean |
Baltimoreans |
| Bangkok |
Thailand |
Bangkokian |
Bangkokians |
| Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
Baton Rougean |
Baton Rougeans |
| Bedford |
England |
Bedfordian (not Bedfordite) |
Bedfordians |
| Belfast |
Northern
Ireland |
Belfastian |
Belfastians |
| Belo
Horizonte |
Brazil |
Belo-Horizontino |
Belo-Horizontinos |
| Belgrade |
Serbia |
Belgradian |
Belgraders |
| Benevento |
Italy |
Beneventan |
Beneventans |
| Bergamo |
Italy |
Bergamasque |
Bergamasques |
| Berlin |
Germany |
Berliner |
Berliners |
| Berne |
Switzerland |
Bernese |
Bernese |
| Birmingham |
England |
Birminghamian ("Brummie") |
Birminghamians ("Brummies") |
| Birmingham |
Alabama |
Birminghamian |
Birminghamians ("Birminghamsters") |
| Bologna |
Italy |
Bolognese |
Bolognese |
| Bogota |
Colombia |
Bogota |
Bogotanos, (Cachacos) |
| Boston |
Massachusetts |
Bostonian |
Bostonians |
| Brasilia |
Brazil |
Brasiliense |
Brasilienses |
| Bratislava |
Slovakia |
Bratislavan |
Bratislavan |
| Brescia |
Italy |
Brescian |
Brescians |
| Brighton |
Wisconsin |
Brightonian |
Brightonians |
| Brisbane |
Queensland |
Brisbane |
Brisbanites, Brisbanians |
| Bristol |
England |
Bristolian |
Bristolians |
| Budapest |
Hungary |
Budapesti |
Budapesters |
| Buenos
Aires |
Argentina |
Porteño |
Porteños |
| Buffalo |
New York |
Buffalonian |
Buffalonians |
| Cairo |
Egypt |
(Cairene) |
Cairenes |
| Calgary |
Alberta |
Calgarian |
Calgarians |
| Cambridge |
England |
Cantabrigian |
Cantabrigians1 |
| Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
| Campinas |
Brazil |
Campineiro |
Campineiros |
| Canberra |
Australia |
Canberran |
Canberrans |
| Cape Town |
South
Africa |
(Capetonian) |
Capetonians |
| Caracas |
Venezuela |
Caraquenian |
Caraquenians |
| Carystus |
Greece |
Carystian |
Carystians |
| Charlotte |
North
Carolina |
Charlottean |
Charlotteans |
| Chicago |
Illinois |
Chicagoan |
Chicagoans |
| Cincinnati |
Ohio |
Cincinnatian |
Cincinnatian |
| Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Copenhagener |
Copenhageners |
| Corinth |
Greece |
Corinthian |
Corinthians |
| Cork |
Republic of Ireland |
Cork |
Corkonians ("Leesiders") |
| Cracow
(Kraków) |
Poland |
Cracovian (Krakovian) |
Cracovians (Krakovians) |
| Curitiba |
Brazil |
Curitibano |
Curitibanos |
| Dallas |
Texas |
|
Dallasites |
| Davao |
Philippines |
|
Dabawenio |
| Denver |
Colorado |
Denverite |
Denverites |
| Detroit |
Michigan |
|
Detroiters |
| Dublin |
Ireland |
Dublin |
Dubliners ("Dubs") |
| Dundee |
Scotland |
Dundonian |
Dundonians |
| Dunedin |
New Zealand |
Dunedin |
Dunedinites |
| East Troy |
Wisconsin |
East Trojan |
East Trojans |
| Edmonton |
Alberta |
Edmontonian |
Edmontonians |
| Epidaurus |
Greece |
Epidaurian |
Epidaurians |
| Florence |
Italy |
Florentine |
Florentines |
| Fort Lauderdale |
Florida |
|
Fort Lauderdalers, Fort Lauderdalians |
| Foz do
Iguaçu |
Brazil |
Iguaçuense |
Iguaçuenses |
| Fresno |
California |
|
Fresnans, Fresnoans |
| Galway |
Republic of Ireland |
Galway |
Galwegians |
| Geneva |
Switzerland |
Genevan, Genevese |
Genevans, Genevese |
| Genoa |
Italy |
Genoese |
Genoese |
| Glasgow |
Scotland |
Glaswegian |
Glaswegians |
| Grand Rapids |
Michigan |
Grand Rapidian |
Grand Rapidians |
| Guadalajara |
México |
Tapatío |
Tapatíos |
| Halifax |
Nova Scotia |
Haligonian |
Haligonians |
| Hamilton |
Ontario |
Hamiltonian |
Hamiltonians |
| Hamilton |
New Zealand |
| Hanoi |
Vietnam |
Hanoian |
Hanoians |
| Hanover |
Germany |
Hanoverian |
Hanoverians |
| Hartlepool |
England |
Hartlepudlian |
Hartlepudlian ("Monkey hanger") |
| Helsinki |
Finland |
Helsinkian |
Helsinkians |
| Ho Chi
Minh City |
Vietnam |
Saigonese |
Saigonese |
| Hong Kong |
China |
Hong Kong, Hongkongese |
Hongkongers, Hongkongese |
| Honolulu |
Hawaii |
Honolulan |
Honolulans |
| Houston |
Texas |
Houstonian |
Houstonians |
| Invercargill |
New Zealand |
Invercargill |
Invercargillites, Invercargillonians |
| Inverness |
Scotland |
Invernessian |
Invernessians |
| Iqaluit |
Nunavut |
|
Iqalummiut (sing. Iqalummiuq) |
| Itabira |
Brazil |
Itabirano |
Itabiranos |
| Istanbul |
Turkey |
Istanbulite |
Istanbulites |
| Jerusalem |
Israel |
Jerusalemite, Yerushalmi
ירושלמי (Hebrew) |
Jerusalemites, Yerushalmim |
| Juiz de
Fora |
Brazil |
Juiz-forano |
Juiz-foranos |
| Juneau
City/Borough |
Alaska |
|
Juneauites |
| Kastoria |
Greece |
Kastorian |
Kastorians |
| Kenosha |
Wisconsin |
Kenoshan |
Kenoshans |
| Kingston |
New Jersey |
Kingstonian |
Kingstonians |
| Kuala
Lumpur |
Malaysia |
|
("KL-ites"2) |
| Las
Vegas |
Nevada |
Las Vegan |
Vegan |
| Leeds |
England |
Leodensian |
Leodensians |
| Leghorn |
Italy |
Leghornese, Livornese |
Leghornese, Livornese |
| León |
Spain |
Leonese |
Leoneses |
| Lima |
Peru |
Limeño |
Limeños |
| Liverpool |
England |
Liverpudlian |
Liverpudlians ("Scousers") |
| London |
England |
Londoner |
Londoners |
| Londrina |
Brazil |
Londrinense |
Londrinenses |
| Los Angeles |
California |
Angeleno |
Angelenos |
| Lucca |
Italy |
Lucchese |
Lucchesi |
| Lyon (Lyons) |
France |
Lyonese |
Lyonese |
| Macau |
China |
Macanese |
Macanese |
| Madrid |
Spain |
Madrilenian; Madrileño (Spanish) |
Madrilenians; Madrileños (Spanish) |
| Málaga |
Spain |
Malagan |
Malagans |
| Manchester |
England |
Mancunian |
Mancunians ("Mancs") |
| Manila |
Philippines |
Manileño |
Manileños |
| Mantua |
Italy |
Mantuan |
Mantuans |
| Marathon |
Greece |
Marathonian |
Marathonians |
| Marseille |
France |
Marseillais |
Marseillais |
| Megara |
Greece |
Megarian |
Megarians |
| Melbourne |
Victoria |
Melburnian |
Melburnians |
| Memphis |
Tennessee |
Memphian |
Memphians |
| Messina |
Italy |
Messinese |
Messinese |
| Mexico City |
Mexico |
Capitalino |
Capitalinos ("Chilangos"/"Defeños") |
| Milan |
Italy |
Milanese |
Milanese |
| Milan |
New York |
|
Milanites, Milaners |
| Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
Milwaukeean |
Milwaukeeans |
| Modena |
Italy |
Modenese |
Modenese |
| Montreal |
Quebec |
Montreal |
Montrealers |
| Moscow |
Russia |
Muscovite |
Muscovites |
| Mumbai |
India |
Mumbaikar |
Mumbaikars |
| Munich |
Germany |
Münchner |
Münchner |
| Naples |
Italy |
Neapolitan |
Neapolitans |
| Nashville |
Tennessee |
Nashvillian |
Nashvillians |
| Nassau |
The Bahamas |
Nassuvian |
Nassuvians |
| Nelson |
New Zealand |
Nelson |
Nelsonians |
| New Orleans |
Louisiana |
New Orleanian |
New Orleanians, New Orleaners ("Yats") |
| New York
City |
New York |
New Yorker |
New Yorkers ("Gothamites"/"Knickerbockers") |
| • The Bronx |
|
(Bronxite) |
Bronxites, Bronxers |
| • Brooklyn |
|
(Brooklynite) |
Brooklynites, Brooklyners |
| • Manhattan |
|
Manhattanite |
Manhattanites |
| • Queens |
|
|
Queensites |
| • Staten
Island3 |
|
|
Staten Islanders |
| Newcastle |
New South
Wales |
Novocastrian |
Novocastrians |
| Newcastle |
England |
Novocastrian ("Geordie") |
Novocastrians ("Geordies") |
| Nice |
France |
Niçois |
Niçois |
| Nicosia |
Cyprus |
Nicosian |
Nicosians |
| Northampton |
England |
Northamptonian |
Northamptonians |
| Oakland |
California |
Oaklander |
Oaklanders |
| Oamaru |
New Zealand |
Oamaru, Oamaruvian |
Oamaruvians |
| Odessa |
Ukraine |
Odessit(e) |
Odessites |
| Oslo |
Norway |
Oslovian |
Oslovians |
| Osaka |
Japan |
Osakan |
Naniwakko (難波っ子/浪速っ子; Japanese), Osakans (English) |
| Ottawa |
Ontario |
Ottawan |
Ottawans |
| Oxford |
England |
Oxonian |
Oxonians4 |
| Paddock Lake |
Wisconsin |
Paddock Laker |
Paddock Lakers |
| Padua |
Italy |
Paduan |
Paduans |
| Palermo |
Italy |
Palermitan |
Palermitans |
| Palmerston
North |
New Zealand |
Palmerstonian |
Palmerstonians |
| Paris |
France |
Parisian |
Parisians |
| Parma |
Italy |
Parmesan |
Parmesans |
| Perth |
Western
Australia |
Perth |
Perthites |
| Perugia |
Italy |
Perugian |
Perugians |
| Peterborough |
United
Kingdom |
Peterbourian |
Peterbourians |
| Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
(Philadelphian) |
Philadelphians |
| Phoenix |
Arizona |
Phoenician, Phoenixer |
Phoenicians, Phoenixers |
| Pisa |
Italy |
Pisan |
Pisans |
| Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgher |
Pittsburghers |
| Pompeii |
Italy |
Pompei(i)an |
Pompei(i)ans |
| Ponferrada |
Spain |
Ponferradian |
Ponferradians |
| Porto
Alegre |
Brazil |
Porto-Alegrense |
Porto-Alegrenses |
| Portland |
Oregon |
Portlander |
Portlanders |
| Prague |
Czech
Republic |
Praguer |
Praguers |
| Pristina |
Kosovo |
|
Prishtinali, Prishtinas (Albanian)
Prištinci, Prištevci (Serbian) |
| Providence |
Rhode
Island |
Providentian |
Providentians |
| Pylos |
Greece |
Pylian |
Pylians |
| Quebec City |
Quebec |
Quebec (City) (English);
québécois (French) |
Quebeckers, Quebecers (English);
Québécois5 (French) |
| Randall |
Wisconsin |
Randallite |
Randallites |
| Regina |
Saskatchewan |
Regina (modifier), Reginan |
Reginans |
| Rethymno |
Greece |
Rethymnian |
Rethymnians |
| Riga |
Latvia |
Rigan |
Rigans |
| Rio de
Janeiro |
Brazil |
Carioca |
Cariocas |
| Rhodes |
Greece |
Rhodian |
Rhodians |
| Rochester |
New York |
(Rochesterian) |
Rochesterians |
| Rome |
Italy |
Roman |
Romans |
| St.
Louis |
Missouri |
St. Louisan |
St. Louisans |
| Salerno |
Italy |
Salernitan |
Salernitans |
| Salt Lake
City |
Utah |
|
Salt Lakers |
| San Antonio |
Texas |
San Antonian |
San Antonians |
| San Diego |
California |
San Diegan |
San Diegans |
| San
Francisco |
California |
San Franciscan |
San Franciscans |
| São
Carlos |
Brazil |
Sãocarlense and Carlopolitano |
Sãocarlenses and Carlopolitanos |
| São Paulo |
Brazil |
Paulistano |
Paulistanos |
| Saskatoon |
Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon (modifier), Saskatonian |
Saskatonians ("Saskabushers") |
| Savannah |
Georgia |
Savannaian |
Savannians |
| Seattle |
Washington |
Seattleite |
Seattleites |
| Seoul |
South Korea |
Seoulite |
Seoulites |
| Serres |
Greece |
Serrean |
Serreans |
| Siena |
Italy |
Sien(n)ese |
Sien(n)ese |
| Silver Lake |
Wisconsin |
Silver Laker |
Silver Laker |
| Sheffield |
England |
|
Sheffielders |
| Slough |
England |
Sluff |
Sluffs |
| Somers |
Wisconsin |
Somersite |
Somersites |
| Sorrento |
Italy |
Sorrentine |
Sorrentines |
| Sparta |
Greece |
Spartan |
Spartans |
| Spoleto |
Italy |
Spoletian |
Spoletians |
| Stockholm |
Sweden |
Stockholmer |
Stockholmers |
| Sunderland |
England |
|
"Mackems" |
| Sydney |
New South Wales |
Sydney |
Sydneysiders |
| Syracuse |
Italy |
Syracusan |
Syracusans |
| Tallinn |
Estonia |
Tallinner |
Tallinners |
| Taranto |
Italy |
Tarantine, Tarentine |
Tarantines, Tarentines |
| Thebes |
Greece |
Theban |
Thebans |
| Thessaloniki |
Greece |
Thessalonian |
Thessalonians |
| Tokyo |
Japan |
|
Edokko (江戸っ子; Japanese), Tokyoites (English) |
| Toronto |
Ontario |
Toronto, Torontonian |
Torontonians[3] |
| Tournai |
Belgium |
Tournaisian |
Tournaisian |
| Trevor |
Wisconsin |
Trevorite |
Trevorites |
| Trent |
Italy |
Tridentine |
Tridentines |
| Trieste |
Italy |
Triestine |
Triestines |
| Tripoli |
Greece / Libya |
Tripolitan |
Tripolitans |
| Trois-Rivières |
Quebec |
Trifluvien, Trifluvienne (French);
Trifluvian (English) |
Trifluviens/Trifluviennes (French);
Trifluvians (English) |
| Tucson |
Arizona |
Tucsonan |
Tucsonans |
| Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
Tulsan |
Tulsans |
| Turin |
Italy |
Turinese |
Turinese |
| Twin Lakes |
Wisconsin |
Twin Laker |
Twin Lakers |
| Uberlândia |
Brazil |
Uberlandense |
Uberlandenses |
| Valencia |
Spain |
Valencian |
Valencians |
| Vancouver |
British
Columbia |
Vancouverite |
Vancouverites |
| Venice |
Italy |
Venetian |
Venetians |
| Veracruz |
Mexico |
Veracruzano |
Veracruzano (Jarocho) |
| Verona |
Italy |
Veronese |
Veronese |
| Vicenza |
Italy |
Vicentine |
Vicentines |
| Vichy |
France |
Vichyssois |
Vichyssois |
| Vienna |
Austria |
Viennese |
Viennese |
| Warsaw |
Poland |
Varsovian |
Varsovians |
| Washington, D.C. |
United
States |
Washingtonian |
Washingtonians |
| Wellington |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
Wellingtonians |
| Wheatland |
Wisconsin |
Wheatlander |
Wheatlanders |
| Wichita |
Kansas |
Wichitan |
Wichitans |
| Wilmot |
Wisconsin |
Wilmotter |
Wilmotters |
| Winnipeg |
Manitoba |
|
Winnipeggers, Winnipegers |
| Wolverhampton |
England |
|
Wulfrunians |
| Xalapa |
Mexico |
Xalapeño |
Xalapeños |
| Xanthi |
Greece |
Xanthian |
Xanthians |
- Also used to identify graduates of the University of Cambridge.
- Pronounced "KAY-el-ites".
- Formerly Richmond.
- Also used to identify graduates of the University of Oxford.
- Often confused with residents of the Province of Québec. If it is
necessary to distinguish between residents of the city and the
province, French-speakers will use québécois/e
de Québec for the city and québécois/e
du Québec for the province.
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Australian states and
territories
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Canadian provinces and
territories
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Mexican
states
New Zealand
regions
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U.S.
states
This is a list of terms used to designate the residents of
specific U.S.
states.
| State |
Official (recommended by United States Government Printing
Office)[4] |
Alternate, unofficial or informal |
| Alabama |
Alabamian |
Alabaman[5][6] |
| Alaska |
Alaskan |
|
| Arizona |
Arizonan |
Arizonian[5],
Sand Cutter[7] |
| Arkansas |
Arkansan |
Arkansawyer (favored particularly by some native residents)[8], Arkie
[9] |
| California |
Californian |
|
| Colorado |
Coloradan[10][11] |
Coloradoan (archaic)[10][11],
Silverine, Rover, Centennial[12] |
| Connecticut |
Connecticuter |
Nutmegger[5],
Connecticotian, Connecticutensian[13] |
| Delaware |
Delawarean |
Blue Hen's Chicken, Muskrat[14] |
| Florida |
Floridian |
Floridan, Alligator, Fly-Up-The-Creek, Cracker[15] |
| Georgia |
Georgian |
Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber, Sand-hiller[16] |
| Hawaii |
Hawaiian |
Malihini (newcomer)[5],
Kamaʻāina
(native-born nonethnic Hawaiian)[5],
Hawaii Resident, Islander[17] |
| Idaho |
Idahoan |
|
| Illinois |
Illinoisan |
Illinoisian, Illinoian, Sand-hiller, Egyptian, Sucker[18] |
| Indiana |
Indianian |
Hoosier[19],
Indianan[5] |
| Iowa |
Iowan |
|
| Kansas |
Kansan |
Jayhawker, Sunflower, Grasshopper[20] |
| Kentucky |
Kentuckian |
|
| Louisiana |
Louisianan |
|
| Maine |
Mainer |
Down Easter or Downeaster[21],
Mainiac[22], Pine
Tree, Fox, Lumberjack[14] |
| Maryland |
Marylander |
|
| Massachusetts |
Bay Stater[23] |
Massachusite (traditional)[24][25], Masshole |
| Michigan |
Michiganian |
Michigander[5],
Michiganian, Michiganer, Michiganite, Michiganese, and
Michigine[26][27],Michiganite[28] |
| Minnesota |
Minnesotan |
|
| Mississippi |
Mississippian |
|
| Missouri |
Missourian |
|
| Montana |
Montanan |
|
| Nebraska |
Nebraskan |
|
| Nevada |
Nevadan |
Nevadian[5] |
| New
Hampshire |
New Hampshirite |
Granite Boy, New Hampshireman[29] |
| New Jersey |
New Jerseyan |
New Jerseyite[5] |
| New Mexico |
New Mexican |
|
| New York |
New Yorker |
|
| North
Carolina |
North Carolinian |
Tar Boiler[30],
Tar Heel |
| North
Dakota |
North Dakotan |
|
| Ohio |
Ohioan |
Buckeye[31] |
| Oklahoma |
Oklahoman |
Okie[32],
Sooner[33] |
| Oregon |
Oregonian |
|
| Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvanian |
Steelmen |
| Rhode
Island |
Rhode Islander |
|
| South
Carolina |
South Carolinian |
|
| South
Dakota |
South Dakotan |
|
| Tennessee |
Tennessean |
Tennessean [34],
Volunteer, Big Bender, Butternut[35] |
| Texas |
Texan |
Texian (historical)[36], Tex
[37], Tejano (Mexican) |
| Utah |
Utahn |
Utahan[5] |
| Vermont |
Vermonter |
|
| Virginia |
Virginian |
|
| Washington |
Washingtonian |
|
| West
Virginia |
West Virginian |
|
| Wisconsin |
Wisconsinite |
Cheesehead[38][39] |
| Wyoming |
Wyomingite |
|
See also
References
- ^
Sometimes used pars pro toto.
- ^
CIA - The World Factbook --
Singapore
- ^
"Old Torontonian; If He Likes
Toronto So Much, Why Live Here?". The New York
Times: pp. 8. 1911-09-13. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9806EFD91531E233A25750C1A96F9C946096D6CF. Retrieved
2008-02-23.
- ^
United States Government Printing Office Style Manual (2000),
§5.23, http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2008_style_manual&docid=f:chapter5.pdf
- ^ a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
SHG Resources, http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/residentnames/
- ^
William
Safire, On Language: Foam Fell on
Alabama, New York Times, June 26, 1994. Safire reports
that after he used the word "Alabaman" in a column, he received a
letter from Vic Gold that said in part,
"The natives, I have learned to my sorrow, prefer Alabamian."
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/az_intro.htm
- ^
"Arkansawyer definition - Dictionary - MSN
Encarta". Archived from the original on
2009-10-31. http://www.webcitation.org/5kwtEUWxV.
- ^
http://dictionary.infoplease.com/arkie
- ^ a
b
Writers Style Guide,
Colorado State University, page 62, accessed January 2, 2009: "The
correct name for a person from Colorado is Coloradan (not
Coloradoan)."
- ^ a
b
Ed Quillen, Coloradan or Coloradoan?,
The Denver
Post, March 18, 2007
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/co_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ct_intro.htm
- ^ a
b
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/de_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/fl_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ga_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/hi_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/il_intro.htm
- ^ The term Hoosier is the official state
designation for a state resident. The term was once considered
derogatory, but is now a point of pride for Hoosiers. See the Indiana Historical Bureau article entitled
What is a Hoosier? for the origin of the
term.
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ks_intro.htm
- ^
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007. New York: World
Almanac Books. 2006. ISBN# 978-0-88687-995-2
- ^
Mainiac, Time magazine,
Monday, Jun. 20, 1938 (term used in reference to Maine author Kenneth
Roberts)
- ^
"Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 2, Section 35: Designation of citizens of
commonwealth". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/2-35.htm. Retrieved
2008-02-29.
: "Bay Staters
shall be the official designation of citizens of the
commonwealth."
- ^
_____, page 435. Collections, Massachusetts Historical
Society. MHS, Boston; 1877. Additional on-line source: Google Books.
- ^
Jones, Thomas, page 465. History of New York During the
Revolutionary War, New York
Historical Society. Edward Floyd DeLancey, Ed., New York; 1879.
Additional on-line source: Google Books
- ^
Marckwardt, Albert H., "Wolverine and Michigander", Michigan
Alumnus Quarterly Review LVIII (1952) 203-208
- ^
Sperber, Hans "Words and Phrases in American Politics: Michigander"
American Speech Vol 29 No 1 (Feb 1954) 21-27
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/mi_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/nh_intro.htm
- ^ Powell, William S. (March 1982). "What's in a Name?: Why We're
All Called Tar Heels". Tar Heel (Tar Heel Magazine,
Inc.). OCLC 005457348. http://alumni.unc.edu/article.asp?SID=3516. Retrieved
2009-07-17.
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/oh_intro.htm
- ^
Stewart, Roy P. "Postal Card Proves Sooners Were 'Okies' Way Back
In 1907", The Daily Oklahoman, Friday, December 20, 1968, pg. 9,
col. 2. "Now comes Mrs. Agness Hooks of Thomas with a postal card
mailed at Newcastle, Ind. in 1907, address to a Miss Agness
Kirkbridge, with the salutation: "Hello Okie — Will see you next
Monday night." Signed: Myrtle M. Pence. Mrs. Hooks says Agness
Kirkbridge was an aunt of hers. The Kirkbridge family came to
Oklahoma Territory in 1904 and settled south of Custer City.
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ok_intro.htm
- ^
http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/names/residentnames/>
- ^
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/tn_intro.htm
- ^
*de la Teja,
Jesus F. (1997), "The Colonization and Independence of Texas: A
Tejano Perspective", in Rodriguez O., Jaime E.; Vincent, Kathryn,
Myths, Misdeeds, and Misunderstandings: The Roots of Conflict
in U.S.–Mexican Relations, Wilmington, DE:
Scholarly Resources Inc., p. 79, ISBN
0842026622
- ^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex
- ^
Kapler, Joseph, Jr.
(Spring 2002), On Wisconsin Icons: When
You Say 'Wisconsin', What Do You Say?", Wisconsin Historical
Society, pp. 18–31, http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/wmh_spring02_kapler.pdf, retrieved
2009-04-29.
- ^
Foamation: About Us, Foamation, http://www.cheesehead.com/aboutus.asp, retrieved
2009-04-29.
Subcontinental regions
Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name.
Asia
| Name |
Adjective |
Demonym |
| Bali |
Balinese |
Balinese |
| Balochistan, Baluchistan |
|
Balochi/s, Baluchi/s |
| Bengal |
Bengali |
Bengalis |
| Bihar |
Bihari |
Biharis |
| Borneo |
Bornean |
Borneans |
| Caucasus,
Caucasia |
Caucasian, Caucasic |
Caucasians |
| Gujarat |
Gujarati |
Gujaratis |
| Hokkaidō |
|
Dosanko (道産子) |
| Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kongers, Hongkongers |
| Indochina |
Indochinese |
Indochinese |
| Java |
Javanese, Sundanese |
Javanese, Sundanese |
| Kashmir |
Kashmiran |
Kashmiris |
| Korea |
Korean |
Koreans |
| Melanesia |
Melanesian |
Melanesians |
| Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands |
Okinawan, Ryukyuan |
Okinawans, Ryukyuans |
| Punjab |
Punjabi |
Punjabis |
| Siberia |
Siberian |
Siberians |
| Sindh, Sind |
Sindhi |
Sindhi, Sindhis |
| Tibet |
Tibetan |
Tibetans |
|
Europe
| Name |
Adjective |
Demonym |
| Alps |
Alpine |
|
| Alsace |
Alsatian |
Alsatians |
| Apennines |
Apennine |
|
| Aragon |
Aragonese |
Aragonese |
| Asturias |
Asturian |
Asturians |
| Balkans |
Balkan |
|
| Baltic
region |
Baltic |
Balts |
| Bavaria |
Bavarian |
Bavarians |
| Basque
Country |
Basque |
Basques |
| Bohemia |
Bohemian |
Bohemians |
| Brittany |
Breton |
Bretons |
| Burgundy |
Burgundian |
Burgundians |
| Canterbury
(England) |
Cantuarian |
Cantuarians |
| Carinthia |
Carinthian |
Carinthians |
| Castile |
Castilian |
Castilians |
| Caucasus,
Caucasia |
Caucasian, Caucasic |
Caucasians |
| Cornwall |
Cornish |
Cornish |
| Crimea |
Crimean |
Crimeans |
| Courland |
Curonian |
Curonians |
| Danube River |
Danubian |
|
| Fife |
Fife |
Fifers |
| Flanders |
Flemish |
Flemings |
| Franconia |
Franconian |
Franconians |
| Friesland, Frisian
Islands |
Friesian, Frisian |
Friesians, Frisians |
| Galicia
(Central Europe) |
Galician |
Galicians |
| Gascony |
Gascon |
Gascons |
| Harrow |
Harrovian |
Harrovians |
| Hesse |
Hessian |
Hessians |
| Holstein |
Holsteinian |
Holsteiner |
| Iberian
Peninsula |
Iberian |
Iberians |
| Kosovo and Methohija |
Kosovar, Kosovan |
Kosovars, Kosovans |
| Lancashire |
Lancastrian |
Lancastrians |
| Lapland |
Lapp, Saami |
Lappish, Saamis |
| León |
Leonese |
Leoneses |
| Lombardy |
Lombard, Lombardic |
Lombards |
| Lorraine |
Lorrainian |
Lorrainians |
| Lusatia |
Lusatian |
Lusatians |
| Mediterranean |
Mediterranean |
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| Murcia |
Murcian |
Murcians |
| Navarre |
Navarrese |
Navarrese |
| Normandy |
Norman |
Normans |
| Northumberland |
Northumbrian |
Northumbrians |
| Pennines |
Pennine |
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| Picardy |
Picard |
Picards |
| Piedmont |
Piedmontese |
Piedmontese |
| Po
River |
Padane |
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| Provence |
Provençal |
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| Rhineland |
Rhenish |
Rhinelanders |
| Savoy |
Savoyard |
Savoyards |
| Saxony |
Saxon |
Saxons |
| Scandinavia |
Scandinavian |
Scandinavians |
| Tuscany |
Tuscan |
Tuscans |
| Tyrol |
Tyrolean, Tyrolese |
Tyroleans, Tyrolese |
| Wallonia |
Walloon |
Walloons |
| Westphalia |
Westphalian |
Westphalian |
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Regions in Greco-Roman
antiquity
Regions tracing their origins
(or otherwise referenced) in Greco-Roman antiquity
[in cases where ancient regions are extant, this table is limited
to cases where the present-day regional names retain their
original/ancient form].
(References: Herodotus' "Histories"; Thucydides' "Peloponnesian War"; Pausanias' "Description of
Greece"; Lemprière's Bibliotheca Classica;
Leverett's 1838 edition of the "Lexicon of the Latin Language";
Freeman's "The History of Sicily..."; et al.)
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| Name |
Adjective |
Demonym |
|
colloquial |
| Acarnania |
Acarnanian |
Acarnanians |
| Achaea |
Achaean |
Achaeans |
| Aegina |
Aeginetan |
Aeginetans |
| Aethaea |
Aethaean |
Aethaeans |
| Aetolia |
Aetolian |
Aetolians |
| Andalusia |
Andalusian |
Andalusians |
| Apulia |
Apulian |
Apulians |
| Aquitania |
Aquitanian |
Aquitanians |
| Arcadia |
Arcadian |
Arcadians |
| Argos |
Argive |
Argives |
| Arretium |
Arretine |
Arretines |
| Athens |
Athenian |
Athenians |
| Bactria, Bactriana |
Bactrian |
Bactrians |
| Bavaria |
Bavarian |
Bavarians |
| Boeotia |
Boeotian, Beotian |
Boeotians, Beotians |
| Boiohaemum |
Boius |
Boii |
| Bosporus, Bosphorus |
Bosporan, Bosphoran |
Bosporans, Bosphorans |
| Bruttium |
(Bruttus ?), Bruttian |
Brutti, Bruttians |
| Byzantium |
Byzantine |
Byzantines |
| Calabria |
Calabrian |
Calabrians |
| Campania |
Campanian |
Campanians |
| Cantabria |
Cantabrian |
Cantabrians |
| Caria |
Carian |
Carians |
| Carthage |
Carthaginian |
Carthaginians |
| Carystus |
Carystian |
Carystians |
| Catalonia |
Catalan, Catalonian |
Catalans, Catalonians |
| Chalcis |
Chalcidian |
Chalcidians |
| Chios |
Chian |
Chians |
| Colchis |
Colchian |
Colchians |
| Colossae |
Colossian |
Colossians |
| Consentia |
Consentian |
Consentians |
| Corcyra |
Corcyrean |
Corcyreans |
| Corsica |
Corsican |
Corsicans |
| Crete |
Cretan |
Cretans |
| Croton |
Crotonian |
Crotonians |
| Cyclades |
Cycladian |
Cycladians |
| Cyprus |
Cypriot, Cypriote |
Cypriots, Cypriotes |
| Cyrenaica |
Cyrenaic |
Cyrenaics |
| Cyrene |
Cyrenian |
Cyrenians |
| Dacia |
Dacian |
Dacians |
| Dalmatia |
Dalmatian |
Dalmatians |
| Delos |
Delian |
Delians |
| Dodecanese |
Dodecanesian |
Dodecanesians |
| Edonia |
Edonian |
Edonians |
| Egesta |
Egestan |
Egestans |
| Eleusina or
Eleusis |
Eleusian, Eleusinian |
Eleusians, Eleusinians |
| Elis or Eleia |
Elian |
Elians |
| Ephesus |
Ephesian |
Ephesians |
| Epidamnus or Epidamnos |
Epidamnian |
Epidamnians |
| Epidaurus |
Epidaurian |
Epidaurians |
| Epirus |
Epirote |
Epirotes |
| Eretria |
Eretrian |
Eretrians |
| Etruria |
Etruscan |
Etruscans |
| Euboea |
Euboean |
Euboeans |
| Galatia |
Galatian |
Galatians |
| Gallaecia |
Gallaecus |
Gallaeci |
| Gallia |
Gaul |
Gauls |
| Germania |
Germanian, Germanus |
Germanians, Germani |
| Iberia |
Iberian |
Iberians |
| Illyria |
Illyrian |
Illyrians |
| Ionia |
Ionian |
Ionians |
| Kalymnos |
Kalymnian |
Kalymnians |
| Kaulonia |
Kaulonian |
Kaulonians |
| Kefalonia |
Kefalonian |
Kefalonians |
| Knossos |
Knossian |
Knossians |
| Lakedaimon/ia or Lakedaemon/ia |
Lakedaimonian or Lakedaemonian |
Lakedaimonians or Lakedaemonians |
| Larissa |
Larissan |
Larissans |
| Latium |
Latin |
Latins |
| Leontini, Leontium |
Leontinian |
Leontinians |
| Lesbos |
Lesbian |
Lesbians |
| Locris |
Locrian |
Locrians |
| Lucania |
Lucanian |
Lucanians |
| Lydia |
Lydian |
Lydians |
| Macedonia |
Macedonian |
Macedonians |
| Maeonia |
Maeonian |
Maeonians |
| Mantineia |
Mantinean |
Mantineans |
| Marathon |
Marathonian |
Marathonians |
| Media |
Median |
Medes, Medians |
| Megara |
Megaran |
Megarans |
| Melite |
Melitian |
Melitians |
| Melos |
Melian |
Melians |
| Mesopotamia |
Mesopotamian |
Mesopotamians |
| Messenia |
Messenian |
Messenians |
| Miletus |
Milesian |
Milesians |
| Mithymna or
Methymna |
Methymnian |
Methymnians |
| Moravia |
Moravian |
Moravians |
| Mycenae |
Mycenaean |
Mycenaeans |
| Mytilene |
Mytilenean |
Mytileneans |
| Naupactus or
Nafpaktos |
Naupactian |
Naupactians |
| Naxos |
Naxian |
Naxians |
| Nisyros |
Nisyrian |
Nisyrians |
| Oea |
Oean |
Oeans |
| Olympia |
Olympian |
Olympians |
| Oiniades,
Oiniadai |
Oiniadan |
Oiniadans |
| Orkney Islands |
Orcadian |
Orcadians |
| Paionia
or Paeonia |
Paeonian |
Paeonians |
| Pamphylia |
Pamphylian |
Pamphylians |
| Paros |
Parian |
Parians |
| Patmos |
Patmian |
Patmians |
| Peloponnese |
Peloponnesian |
Peloponnesians |
| Pergamum |
Pergamian |
Pergamians |
| Persia |
Persian |
Persians |
| Philippi |
Philippian |
Philippians |
| Phlius |
Phliasian |
Phliasians |
| Phocis |
Phocian |
Phocians |
| Phoenicia |
Phoenician |
Phoenicians |
| Phrygia |
Phrygian |
Phrygians |
| Pisidia |
Pisidian |
Pisidians |
| Pontus |
Pontian |
Pontians |
| Pylos |
Pylosian |
Pylosians |
| Rhegion |
Rhegian, Rhegine |
Rhegians, Rhegines |
| Rhodes |
Rhodian |
Rhodians |
| Rhithymna, Rhithymnia,
Rithymna |
Rhithymnian |
Rhithymnians |
| Rome |
Roman |
Romans |
| Sabinium |
Sabine |
Sabines |
| Salamis |
Salaminian |
Salaminians |
| Samnium |
Samnite |
Samnites |
| Samos |
Samian |
Samians |
| Sardinia |
Sardinian, Sardi |
Sardinians, Sardi |
| Sardis |
Sardianus, Sardian |
Sardiani, Sardians |
| Sarmatia |
Sarmatian, Sarmata, or Sauromata |
Sarmatians, Sarmatae, or Sauromatae |
| Scythia |
Scytha, Scythian |
Scythae, Scythians |
| Serrae,
Serrhae |
Serrean |
Serreans |
| Sicily |
Sicilian |
Sicilians |
| Sicyon |
Sicyonese |
Sicyonese |
| Sidon, or Saïda |
Sidonian |
Sidonians |
| Silesia |
Silesian |
Silesians |
| Skopelos |
Skopelitan |
Skopelitans |
| Sparta |
Spartan |
Spartans |
| Suebia |
Suebius |
Suebi |
| Symi |
Symian |
Symians |
| Syracuse |
Syracusan |
Syracusans |
| Taras,
Tarentum |
Tarentine, Tarentumian |
Tarentines, Tarentumians |
| Tegea |
Tegean |
Tegeans |
| Tenedos |
Tenedian |
Tenedians |
| Tenedos |
Tenedian |
Tenedians |
| Thasos |
Thasian |
Thasians |
| Thebes |
Theban |
Thebans |
| Thespis |
Thespian |
Thespians |
| Thessaly |
Thessalian |
Thessalians |
| Thrace |
Thracian |
Thracians |
| Thria |
Thriasian |
Thriasians |
| Thuria |
Thuriat |
Thuriats |
| Thurii |
Thurian |
Thurians |
| Trichonos |
Trichonian |
Trichonians |
| Troezen |
Troezenian |
Troezenians |
| Troy |
Trojan |
Trojans |
| Umbria |
Umbrian |
Umbrians |
| Xanthi |
Xanthian |
Xanthians |
| Zakynthos |
Zakyntian |
Zakyntians |
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Other former nations and
regions
Ancient
civilizations, former colonies, renamed countries and regions, annexations, secessions, etc.
(other than Greco-Roman, which see above).
Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. (Reference: Ethnologue, Languages of the World)
| Name |
Adjective |
Demonym |
|
colloquial |
| Abyssinia |
Abyssinian |
Abyssinians |
| Acadia |
Acadian |
Acadians |
| Akkadia |
Akkadian |
Akkadians |
| Austria–Hungary |
Austro-Hungarian |
Austro-Hungarians, Austrians, Hungarians |
| Babylonia |
Babylonian |
Babylonians |
| Bessarabia |
Bessarabian |
Bessarabians |
| Biafra |
Biafran |
Biafrans |
| Burma |
Burmese |
Burmesea |
| Ceylon |
Ceylonese |
Ceylonese |
| Chechnya |
Chechnyan, Chechen |
Chechnyan, Chechen |
| Confederate States of
America |
Confederate, CSA |
Confederates, Confederate Americans |
"Rebels", "Rebs" |
| Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakian, Czechoslovak, Czechb |
Czechoslovakians, Czechoslovaks, Czechs,
Slovaks |
| Dahomey |
Dahomeyan |
Dahomeyans |
| Elam |
Elamite, Elamitic, Elamitish |
Elamites |
| Katanga |
Katangan |
Katangans |
| Livonia |
Livonian |
Livonians, Livs |
| Manchuria |
Manchurian |
Manchurians |
| Malaya |
Malay,
Malayan |
Malays, Malayans |
| Moldavia |
Moldavian |
Moldavians |
| Pomerania |
Pomeranian |
Pomeranians |
| Prussia |
Prussian |
Prussians |
| Rhodesia |
Rhodesian |
Rhodesians |
| Siam |
Siamese |
Siamese |
| Sudetenland |
Sudetes |
Sudetenlanders |
| Sumer |
Sumerian |
Sumerians |
| Soviet
Union |
Soviet, Russianc |
Soviets, Russiansc |
| Transylvania |
Transylvanian |
Transylvanians |
| Wallachia |
Wallachian |
Wallachians |
| Yugoslavia |
Yugoslav |
Yugoslavs |
| Zaire |
Zairean |
Zaireans |
| Zululand |
Zulu |
Zulu, Zulus |
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a Burma is also known as Myanmar.
b "Czech" technically
incorrect here, as it is also used to distinguish Czech
people from Slovaks or
other ethnic groups.
c "Russian"
technically incorrect here, as the Russian SFSR was one
of fifteen Soviet Republics (albeit
the largest).
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Astronomy
The following is a list of adjectival forms of astronomical
bodies in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the
inhabitants of those bodies.
Constellations
Sun
Planets
| Name |
Adjective |
Demonym |
| Earth, Terra, Tellus, World |
Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian |
Earthling, Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian |
| Jupiter |
Jovian, Jovial |
Jovian |
| Mars |
Martian, Martial, Areana |
Martian |
| Mercury |
Mercurian, Mercurial, Cyllenian |
Mercurian |
| Neptune |
Neptunian |
Neptunian |
| Saturn |
Saturnian, Saturnine |
Saturnian |
| Uranus |
Uranian |
Uranian |
| Venus |
Venerian, Venusian, Cythereana |
Venusian |
| Pluto |
Plutonian |
Plutonian |
a Rare.
Moons
Note: Rarely used or unattested adjectives shown in
italics.
See additional minor planet
forms.
Fictional
regions
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