Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#8)

The adjective forms for countries and the names for citizens of countries
are often confusing in English. This happens for two reasons. First, there
is no easy way to change a country's name to its adjective form because
several different endings are used for this purpose. Second, the words
for nationalities are often the same as the adjective forms, but not always.

Here is more information on names of countries, their adjective forms,
and the words used for their citizens.

 

Countries, Adjective Forms,
and Nationalities (#8)

country		adjective		nationality
Laos		Lao, Laotian		Lao, Laotian
Latvia		Latvian		Latvian
Lebanon		Lebanese		Lebanese
Lesotho		Basotho		Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
Liberia		Liberian		Liberian
Libya		Libyan		Libyan
Liechtenstein		Liechtenstein		Liechtensteiner
Lithuania		Lithuanian		Lithuanian
Luxembourg		Luxembourg		Luxembourger

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Special Notes:

1.		Note that both Lao and Laotian may be used for the adjective and/or nationality forms for Laos.
2.		Notice the unusual nationality forms used for Lesotho: Mosotho for singular, Basotho for plural. Notice, also, that the adjective form is Basotho.