Countries Nouns and Adjectives Ending in "-ian" "-an" and "-ic" -- in American English - Page 1

The form -ian signals disposition (contrarian), occupation (librarian), adherence to a philosophy (libertarian), or language or regional or national origin (Russian); the variation -an is common (vegan, publican, republican, Tuscan). Meanwhile, -ic indicates a characteristic (basic) or a linguistic, cultural, or other sociological category (Gothic).

# Country Noun Singular Noun Plural Adjective
1. Afghanistan Afghan Afghans Afghan
2. Albania Albanian Albanians Albanian
3. Algeria Algerian Algerians Algerian
4. American Samoa American Samoan American Samoans American Samoan
5. Andorra Andorran Andorrans Andorran
6. Angola Angolan Angolans Angolan
7. Anguilla Anguillan Anguillans Anguillan
8. Antigua and Barbuda Antiguan, Barbudan Antiguans, Barbudans Antiguan, Barbudan
9. Armenia Armenian Armenians Armenian
10. Aruba Aruban Arubans Aruban
11. Australia Australian Australians Australian
12. Austria Austrian Austrians Austrian
13. Bahamas, The Bahamian Bahamians Bahamian
14. Barbados Barbadian Barbadians Barbadian or Bajan
15. Belarus Belarusian Belarusians Belarusian
16. Belgium Belgian Belgians Belgian
17. Belize Belizean Belizeans Belizean
18. Bermuda Bermudian Bermudians Bermudian
19. Bhutan Bhutan Bhutan Bhutan
20. Bolivia Bolivian Bolivians Bolivian
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian, Herzegovinian Bosnians, Herzegovinians Bosnian, Herzegovinian
22. Botswana Motswana, Batswana Motswanas, Batswanas Motswana, Batswana
23. Brazil Brazilian Brazilians Brazilian
24. Brunei Bruneian Bruneians Bruneian
25. Bulgaria Bulgarian Bulgarians Bulgarian

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