Countries, Adjective Forms & Nationalities: Countries, Adjective Forms, and Nationalities (#16)

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 (#16)

country		adjective		nationality
Vanuatu		Ni-Vanuatu*		Ni-Vanuatu*
Venezuela		Venezuelan		Venezuelan
Vietnam		Vietnamese		Vietnamese
Yemen		Yemeni		Yemeni
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of		Serbian, Montenegrin*		Serbian, Montenegrin*
Zambia		Zambian		Zambian
Zimbabwe		Zimbabwean		Zimbabwean

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Special Notes:

1.		Notice the unusual adjective and nationality form for Vanuatu: Ni-Vanuatu (the adjective and nationality  forms are the same).
2.		The union of Serbia and Montenegro is also known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Because this country is composed of two former republics, there are different adjectives and nationality forms for each one: Serbian (adjective and nationality form for Serbia) and Montenegrin (adjective and nationality form for Montenegro).