词组	nationalities countries and regions
释义	Contents overview nationalities, countries and regionsAmerican: used for United States citizens and affairsAmerican: used for United States citizens and affairs used for United States citizens and affairs 321.310095Arab, Arabic and ArabianArab, Arabic and ArabianArabArabicArabian 321 Notes10130BritBrit 321 Notes10265BritonBriton 321 Notes10269nationalities: nouns and adjectives (e.g. Ireland, Irish, an Irishman/woman, the Irish)nationalities: nouns and adjectives (e.g. Ireland, Irish, an Irishman/woman, the Irish) nouns and adjectives (e.g. Ireland, Irish, an Irishman/woman, the Irish) 32111148Vocabulary Areas321 nationalities, countries and regions1introductionIn order to refer to a nation or region and its affairs it is usually necessary to know four words:the name of the country or regionDenmarkJapanFranceCataloniathe adjectiveDanishJapaneseFrenchCatalanthe singular noun used for a person from the countrya Danea Japanesea Frenchman/womana Catalanthe plural expression the … used for the population as a wholethe Danesthe Japanesethe Frenchthe CatalansUsually the singular noun is the same as the adjective (e.g. Greek, Mexican). The plural expression is usually the same as the adjective + -s (e.g. the Greeks, the Mexicans); words ending in -ese, and Swiss, remain unchanged for plural meanings (e.g. the Japanese; the Swiss). 321.2 below for more examples. However, there are a number of exceptions. Some of these are listed in 321.3. All words of this kind (including adjectives) begin with capital letters.American literature (not american literature)The name of a national language is often the same as the national adjective.Danish is difficult to pronounce.Do you speak Japanese?2Examples Country/region Adjective Person Population America (the United States) American an American the Americans Belgium Belgian a Belgian the Belgians Brazil Brazilian a Brazilian the Brazilians Europe European a European the Europeans Italy Italian an Italian the Italians Kenya Kenyan a Kenyan the Kenyans Morocco Moroccan a Moroccan the Moroccans Norway Norwegian a Norwegian the Norwegians Palestine Palestinian a Palestinian the Palestinians Russia Russian a Russian the Russians Greece Greek a Greek the Greeks Iraq Iraqi an Iraqi the Iraqis Israel Israeli an Israeli the Israelis Thailand Thai a Thai the Thais China Chinese a Chinese (person) the Chinese Congo Congolese a Congolese (person) the Congolese Portugal Portuguese a Portuguese (person) the Portuguese Switzerland Swiss a Swiss the Swiss 3exceptions Country/region Adjective Person Population Britain British a British person (also Briton) the British England English an Englishman/woman the English France French a Frenchman/woman the French Ireland Irish an Irishman/woman the Irish Spain Spanish a Spaniard the Spanish the Netherlands / Holland Dutch a Dutchman/woman the Dutch Wales Welsh a Welshman/woman the Welsh Denmark Danish a Dane the Danes Finland Finnish a Finn the Finns Poland Polish a Pole the Poles Scotland Scottish, Scotch a Scot the Scots Sweden Swedish a Swede the Swedes Turkey Turkish a Turk the Turks NotesScottish is the usual word for the people and culture of Scotland; Scotch is used for whisky.The word Briton is unusual except in newspaper headlines – for example TWO BRITONS KILLED IN AIR CRASH. Brit is sometimes used informally.English is not the same as British, and is not used for Scottish, Welsh or Irish people (411).English (the name of the language) can be used in the plural to talk about varieties of English, for instance World Englishes.Although American is the normal English word for United States citizens and affairs, people from other parts of the American continent may object to this use, and some people avoid it for this reason.Inuit is now considered a more respectful term than Eskimo for the Arctic races of Northern Canada and elsewhere.Arabic is used for the language spoken in Arab countries; in other cases, the normal adjective is Arab. Arabian is used in a few fixed expressions and place names (e.g. Saudi Arabian, the Arabian Sea).Note the pronunciation of words like Irishman/men, Dutchman/men: the singular is the same as the plural (/ˈaɪrɪʃmən, ˈdʌtʃmən/ ).Previous Next
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