Countries & Nationalities
English Vocabulary
The word 'Nationality' is not often used in spoken English. It is a formal and official word and it appears more frequently in written English. You will find the word 'Nationality' is used a lot in the travel industry and for immigration.
We almost never say: What is your nationality?
We usually say: Where are you from? OR Where do you come from?
To tell someone your nationality you DON'T say: My nationality is Chilean.
You say: I'm Chilean
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Country | Countries |
| Nationality | Nationalities |
List of Countries, Nationalities and their Languages
Below is a list of countries with the appropriate nationality. The Language that appears is the main language that is spoken in the country. We have not included all the languages that they may speak in that country.
| Country | Nationality (Adjective) | Nationality (Noun) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghan | an Afghan | Dari (Persian) - Pashto |
| Albania | Albanian | an Albanian | Albanian |
| Algeria | Algerian | an Algerian | Arabic |
| Argentina | Argentine Argentinian | an Argentine an Argentinian | Spanish |
| Australia | Australian | an Australian | English |
| Austria | Austrian | an Austrian | German |
| Bangladesh | Bangladeshi | a Bangladeshi | Bengali |
| Belgium | Belgian | a Belgian | French / Flemish |
| Bolivia | Bolivian | a Bolivian | Spanish |
| Botswana | Batswana | a Botswanan | English, Setswana |
| Brazil | Brazilian | a Brazilian | Portuguese |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian | a Bulgarian | Bulgarian |
| Cambodia | Cambodian | a Cambodian | Cambodian |
| Cameroon | Cameroonian | a Cameroonian | French / English |
| Canada | Canadian | a Canadian | English / French |
| Chile | Chilean | a Chilean | Spanish |
| China | Chinese | a Chinese person | Chinese |
| Colombia * | Colombian | a Colombian | Spanish |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican | a Costa Rican | Spanish |
| Croatia | Croatian | a Croat | Croatian |
| Cuba | Cuban | a Cuban | Spanish |
| Czech Republic | Czech | a Czech person | Czech |
| Denmark | Danish | a Dane | Danish |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican | a Dominican | Spanish |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian | an Ecuadorian | Spanish |
| Egypt | Egyptian | an Egyptian | Arabic |
| El Salvador | Salvadorian | a Salvadoran | Spanish |
| England | English | an Englishman an Englishwoman | English |
| Estonia | Estonian | an Estonian | Estonian |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian | an Ethiopian | Amharic |
| Fiji | Fijian | a Fijian | English, Fijian |
| Finland | Finnish | a Finn | Finnish |
| France | French | a Frenchman a Frenchwoman | French |
| Germany | German | a German | German |
| Ghana | Ghanaian | a Ghanaian | English |
| Greece | Greek | a Greek | Greek |
| Guatemala | Guatemalan | a Guatemalan | Spanish |
| Haiti | Haitian | a Haitian | French / Creole |
| Honduras | Honduran | a Honduran | Spanish |
| Hungary | Hungarian | a Hungarian | Hungarian |
| Iceland | Icelandic | an Icelander | Icelandic |
| India | Indian | an Indian | Hindi / English |
| Indonesia | Indonesian | an Indonesian | Indonesian |
| Iran | Iranian | an Iranian | Persian |
| Iraq | Iraqi | an Iraqi | Arabic, Kurdish |
| Ireland | Irish | an Irishman an Irishwoman | Irish / English |
| Israel | Israeli | an Israeli | Hebrew |
| Italy | Italian | an Italian | Italian |
| Jamaica | Jamaican | a Jamaican | English |
| Japan | Japanese | a Japanese person | Japanese |
| Jordan | Jordanian | a Jordanian | Arabic |
| Kenya | Kenyan | a Kenyan | Swahili |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti | a Kuwaiti | Arabiv |
| Laos | Lao | a Laotain | Laotian |
| Latvia | Latvian | a Latvian | Latvian |
| Lebanon | Lebanese | a Lebanese | Arabic |
| Libya | Libyan | a Libyan | Arabic |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian | a Lithuanian | Lithuanian |
| Madagascar | Malagasy | a Malagasy | Malagasy / French |
| Malaysia | Malaysian | a Malaysian | Malay / Malaysian |
| Mali | Malian | a Malian | French |
| Malta | Maltese | a Maltese | English, Maltese |
| Mexico | Mexican | a Mexican | Spanish |
| Mongolia | Mongolian | a Mongolian | Mongolian |
| Morocco | Moroccan | a Moroccan | Arabic / French |
| Mozambique | Mozambican | a Mozambican | Portuguese |
| Namibia | Namibian | a Nambian | English |
| Nepal | Nepalese | a Nepalese | Nepali, English |
| Netherlands | Dutch | a Dutchman a Dutchwoman | Dutch |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | a New Zealander | English / Maori |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan | a Nicaraguan | Spanish |
| Nigeria | Nigerian | a Nigerian | English |
| Norway | Norwegian | a Norwegian | Norwegian |
| Pakistan | Pakistani | a Pakistani | Urdu, English |
| Panama | Panamanian | a Panamanian | Spanish |
| Paraguay | Paraguayan | a Paraguayan | Spanish |
| Peru | Peruvian | a Peruvian | Spanish |
| Philippines | Philippine | a Filipino | Tagalog / Filipino |
| Poland | Polish | a Pole | Polish |
| Portugal | Portuguese | a Portuguese person | Portuguese |
| Romania | Romanian | a Romanian | Romanian |
| Russia | Russian | a Russian | Russian |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi | a Saudi (Arabian) | Arabic |
| Scotland | Scottish | a Scot | English |
| Senegal | Senegalese | a Senegalese person | French |
| Serbia | Serbian | a Serbian | Serbian |
| Singapore | Singaporean | a Singaporean | English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil |
| Slovakia | Slovak | a Slovak | Slovak |
| South Africa | South African | a South African | Afrikaans, English, + 9 more |
| South Korea | Korean | a Korean | Korean |
| Spain | Spanish | a Spaniard | Spanish |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan | a Sri Lankan | Sinhala, Tamil |
| Sudan | Sudanese | a Sudanese person | Arabic, English |
| Sweden | Swedish | a Swede | Swedish |
| Switzerland | Swiss | a Swiss person | German, French, Italian, Romansh |
| Syria | Syrian | a Syrian | Arabic |
| Taiwan | Taiwanese | a Taiwanese person | Chinese |
| Tajikistan | Tajikistani | a Tajikistani | Tajik (Persian) |
| Thailand | Thai | a Thai person | Thai |
| Tonga | Tongan | a Tongan | English, Tongan |
| Tunisia | Tunisian | a Tunisian | Arabic |
| Turkey | Turkish | a Turk | Turkish |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian | a Ukranian | Ukrainian |
| United Arab Emirates | Emirati | an Emirati | Arabic |
| (The) United Kingdom | British | a Brit | English |
| (The) United States | American ** | an American | English |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan | a Uruguayan | Spanish |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan | a Venezuelan | Spanish |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese | a Vietnamese person | Vietnamese |
| Wales | Welsh | a Welshman a Welshwoman | Welsh / English |
| Zambia | Zambian | a Zambian | English |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean | a Zimbabwean | 16 languages |
* NOTE: Colombia is the correct spelling of the country and not "Columbia".
** You will notice that people from United States have the nationality 'American'. Some people from other parts of the American continent (especially Central and South America) tend not to like the word American for people from the United States. You will find that they will call them North American.
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