The suffixes -an, -ian, -ish, -ese and -i change countries into adjectives. They are used for nationalities or they describe where something comes from.
Nationalities of people
Where something is from
Grammar -Country to Nationality Suffixes
COUNTRY (NOUN) → NATIONALITY (ADJ.)
-an
USA (America) → American
-ian
Australia → Australian
-ish
UK (Britain) → British
-ese
Japan → Japanese
-i
Iraq → Iraqi
Forms -NATIONALITY: -an
COUNTRY
NATIONALITY
Chile
Chilean
Germany
German
Libya
Libyan
Madagasca
Madagascan
Mexico
Mexican
Morocco
Moroccan
North Korea
North Korean
Paraguay
Paraguayan
Singapore
Singaporean
South Africa
South African
South Korea
South Korean
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan
Uganda
Ugandan
Uruguay
Uruguayan
USA (America)
American
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean
Forms -NATIONALITY: -ian
COUNTRY
NATIONALITY
Argentina
Argentinian
Australia
Australian
Austria
Austrian
Belgium
Belgian
Brazil
Brazilian
Canada
Canadian
Egypt
Egyptian
Indonesia
Indonesian
India
Indian
Italy
Italian
Russia
Russian
Forms -NATIONALITY: -ish
COUNTRY
NATIONALITY
Denmark
Danish
England
English
Finland
Finnish
Ireland
Irish
Poland
Polish
Scotland
Scottish
Spain
Spanish
Sweden
Swedish
Turkey
Turkish
UK (Britain)
British
Forms -NATIONALITY: -ese
COUNTRY
NATIONALITY
China
Chinese
Congo
Congolese
Japan
Japanese
Malta
Maltese
Myanmar (Burma)
Burmese
Nepal
Nepalese
Portugal
Portuguese
Sudan
Sudanese
Taiwan
Taiwanese
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Forms -NATIONALITY: -i
COUNTRY
NATIONALITY
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi
Iraqi
Iraqi
Kuwait
Kuwaiti
Oman
Omani
Pakistan
Pakistani
Qatar
Qatari
Yemen
Yemeni
Somalia
Somali
Forms -NATIONALITY: Others
COUNTRY
NATIONALITY
Cyprus
Cypriot
Czech Republic
Czech
France
French
Greece
Greek
Iceland
Icelandic
Netherlands
Dutch
Philippines
Filipino
Switzerland
Swiss
Thailand
Thai
Wales
Welsh
Symbols & Abbreviations
ADJ.
Adjective
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