The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their

demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

ic 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 Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...

equivalent ''-women'' (e.g. ''an Irishman and a Scotswoman''). The

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

terminations ''-ois'' / ''ais'' serve as both the singular and plural

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

; adding 'e' ( / ) makes them singular feminine; 'es' ( / ) makes them plural feminine. The Spanish termination "-o" usually denotes the

and is normally changed to

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 Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...

, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds. (See List of words derived from toponyms.) __TOC__

Planets

Continents

Entries in ''italics'' are continental regions.

Subcontinental regions

Countries and nations

States, provinces, regions and territories

Australian states and territories

Brazilian states

Canadian provinces and territories

Federated states and other territories of Germany

Indian states and territories

Bangladeshi divisions

Malaysian states and territories

States of Mexico

New Zealand regions

Philippine provinces

U.S. states

Regions in Greco-Roman antiquity

Regions tracing their origins (''or otherwise referenced'') in

Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were di ...

antiquity n 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 The ''Bibliotheca Classica'' (Reading, November, 1788), or ''Classical Dictionary containing a full Account of all the Proper Names mentioned in Ancient Authors'' is the best-known work of John Lemprière, an English classical scholar. Edited by v ...

; Leverett's 1838 edition of the "Lexicon of the Latin Language"; Freeman's "The History of Sicily..."; et al.)

Other former nations and regions

Ancient civilizations, former colonies, renamed countries and regions,

annexation Annexation (Latin ''ad'', to, and ''nexus'', joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act ...

s, secessions, etc. (''other than Greco-Roman, which see above'').

Fictional regions

Counties

Ireland

United Kingdom

Cities

References

External links

{{Wiktionary, demonym, gentilic
Alphabetical list of world demonymsDemonyms of the World
Adjectival Forms Of Place Names Adjectival Forms Of Place Names Placename Etymologies