Countries Nouns and Adjectives Ending in "ese" -- in American English

The adjectival suffix -ese also serves both common and proper nouns (academese, Japanese); the former usage invariably refers to a type of jargon and is usually pejorative, with a connotation of obtuseness or pretension, whereas the latter usage is neutral unless placed in a derogatory context.

# Country Noun Singular Noun Plural Adjective
1. Benin Beninese Beninese Beninese
2. Burma Burmese Burmese Burmese
3. China Chinese Chinese Chinese
4. Congo, Democratic Republic of Congolese Congolese Congolese
5. Faroe Islands Faroese Faroese Faroese
6. Gabon Gabonese Gabonese Gabonese
7. Guyana Guyanese Guyanese Guyanese
8. Japan Japanese Japanese Japanese
9. Lebanon Lebanese Lebanese Lebanese
10. Malta Maltese Maltese Maltese
11. Marshall Islands Marshallese Marshallese Marshallese
12. Portugal Portuguese Portuguese Portuguese
13. San Marino Sammarinese Sammarinese Sammarinese
14. Senegal Senegalese Senegalese Senegalese
15. South Sudan South Sudanese South Sudanese South Sudanese
16. Sudan Sudanese Sudanese Sudanese
17. Suriname Surinamer Surinamers Surinamese
18. Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan or Taiwanese
19. Timor-Leste Timorese Timorese Timorese
20. Togo Togolese Togolese Togolese
21. Vietnam Vietnamese Vietnamese Vietnamese

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