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List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names

List of adjectival and demonymic 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 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 replacing the "-o" with "-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.)

Planets

Continents

Entries in italics are continental regions.

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Subcontinental regions

Countries and nations

States, provinces, regions and territories

Australian states and territories

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Brazilian states

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Canadian provinces and territories

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Federated states and other territories of Germany

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Indian states and territories

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Bangladeshi divisions

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Malaysian states and territories

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States of Mexico

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Regions of New Zealand

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Philippine provinces

U.S. states

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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Other former nations and regions

Ancient civilizations, former colonies, renamed countries and regions, annexations, secessions, etc. (other than Greco-Roman, which see above).

Fictional regions

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Counties

Ireland

United Kingdom

Cities

See also


References

  1. Pollie is a colloquial word for politician
  2. "Mitch made an innocuous typo at work. From it, a legend was born". ABC News. 20 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. Katherine Barber, ed. (2004). Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-541816-6. OL 18257035M. Wikidata Q104096047.
  4. Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.
  5. Kenny, Lee (17 September 2018). "'Awkward' Christchurch without its own nickname". Stuff. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2023. Many New Zealand demonyms have been created by adding ‑er, such as Bay of Plentiers, or by adding ‑ians, such as Gisbornians. In fewer cases ‑ites is used, such as Otagoites.
  6. "Mooloo". Collins Online Dictionary. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. Baum, L. Frank (1908). Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. United States: Reilly & Britton. p. 272.
  8. Awdry, W V; Awdry, G E V (1986). The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways. United Kingdom: Kaye and Ward. p. 16. ISBN 0434927627.

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