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A demonym (/ ˈ d ɛ m ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe' and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2]
A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. 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. Irishman, Scotswoman).
Demonym. List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names. List of adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies; List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions. List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations. List of adjectivals and demonyms for ...
The following is a list of adjectival forms of cities in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these cities.. Demonyms ending in -ese are the same in the singular and plural forms.
Demonym. List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names. List of adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies; List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions. List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations. List of adjectivals and demonyms for ...
Demonym; Colloquial; Alberta : Albertan: Albertans 'Bertans British Columbia (Province) British Columbian, BC [3] British Columbians: B.C.ers Manitoba (Province) Manitoban: Manitobans French: Manitobains m., Manitobaines f. Tobans New Brunswick (Province) New Brunswick: New Brunswickers French: Néo-Brunswickois m., Néo-Brunswickoises f ...
The following is a list of adjectival forms of subcontinental regions in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these subcontinental regions.
International speakers of English generally refer to people from the United States as Americans while equivalent translations of American are used in many other languages, namely Italian (americano), Dutch (Amerikaan), Afrikaans (Amerikaner), Japanese (アメリカ人, rōmaji: amerika-jin), Filipino (Amerikano), Hebrew (אמריקני or אמריקאי), Arabic (أمريكي), Portuguese ...