Author:
Laura McKinney
Date Of Creation:
10 August 2021
Update Date:
9 May 2024
Content
In both Spanish and English, the countries are written with the initial capital letter, since it is about nouns.
The gentilices are the adjectives that indicate the nationality or origin of an object, a person, a custom, etc. In Spanish, nationalities are written with a lower case (eg. Argentinian, Mexican). But in English, nationalities are capitalized (Argentinian, Colombian, Mexican).
Examples of countries and nationalities in English
Country in English, Nationality in English, Country in Spanish, Nationality in Spanish
Countries of America in English
- Argentina, Argentine / Argentinian, Argentina, Argentinian.
- Belize, Belizean. Spanish: Belizean, Belizean.
- Bolivia, Bolivian. Spanish: Bolivia, Bolivian.
- Brazil, Brazilian. Spanish: Brazil, Brazilian / Brazilian.
- Canada, Canadian. Spanish :, Canada, Canadian
- Colombia, Colombian. Spanish: Colombia, Colombian.
- Costa Rica, Costa Rican. Spanish: Costa Rica, Costa Rican.
- Cuba, Cuban. Spanish: Cuba, cubano
- Chile, Chilean. Spanish: Chile, Chilean.
- Dominican Republic, Dominican. Spanish: Dominican Republic, Dominican.
- Ecuador, Ecuadorian. Spanish: Ecuador, Ecuadorian.
- Greenland, Greenlandian. Spanish: Greenland, Greenlandic
- Guatemala, Guatemalan. Spanish: Guatemala, Guatemalan
- Haiti, Haitian. Spanish: Haiti, Haitian.
- Honduras, Honduran. Spanish: Honduras, Honduran
- Jamaica, Jamaican. Spanish: Jamaica, jamaicano
- Mexico, Mexican. Spanish: Mexico, Mexican.
- Nicaragua, Nicaraguan. Spanish: Nicaragua, Nicaraguan.
- Panama, Panamanian. Spanish: Panama, Panamanian.
- Paraguay, Paraguayan. Spanish: Paraguay, Paraguayan.
- Peru, Peruvian. Spanish: Peru, Peruvian.
- El Salvador, Salvadoran. Spanish: El Salvador, Salvadoran.
- Suriname, Surinamese. Spanish: Surinam, Surinamese.
- United States, American. Spanish: United States, American.
- Uruguay, Uruguayan. Spanish: Uruguay, Uruguayan.
- Venezuela, Venezuelan. Spanish: Venezuela, Venezuelan.
Countries of Europe in English
- Albania, Abanian. Spanish: Albania, albano.
- Austria, Austrian. Spanish: Austria, Austrian.
- Belarus, Belorussian. Spanish: Belarus, Belarusian.
- Belgium, Belgian. Spanish: Belgium, Belgian.
- Bulgaria, Bulgarian. Spanish: Bulgaria, Bulgarian.
- Croatia, Croatian. Spanish: Croatia, Croatian.
- Cyprus, Cypriot. Spanish: Cyprus, Cypriot.
- Czech Republci, Czech. Spanish: Czech Republic, Czech.
- Denmark, Danish. Spanish: Denmark, Danish.
- Estonia, Estonian. Spanish: Estonia, Estonian.
- Finland, Finnish. Spanish: Finland, Finnish.
- France, French. Spanish: France, French.
- Germany, German. Spanish: Germany, German.
- Greece, Greek. Spanish: Greece, Greek.
- Hungary, Hungarian. Spanish: Hungary, Hungarian.
- Iceland, Icelandic. Spanish: Iceland, Icelandic.
- Ireland, Irish. Spanish: Ireland, Irish.
- Italy, Italian. Spanish: Italy, Italian.
- Latvia, Latvian. Spanish: Latvia, Latvian.
- Lithuania, Lithuanian. Spanish: Lithuania, Lithuanian.
- Macedoni, Macedonian. Spanish: Macedonia, Macedonian.
- Malta, Maltese. Spanish: Malta, Maltese.
- Moldova, Moldovan. Spanish: Moldavia, Moldavian.
- Monaco, Monegasque / Monacan. Spanish: Mónca, monaqués.
- Netherlands, Dutch. Spanish: Netherlands, Dutch.
- Norway, Norwegia. Spanish: Norway, Norwegian.
- Poland, Polish. Spanish: Poland, Polish.
- Portugal, Portuguese. Spanish: Portugal, Portuguese.
- Russia, Russian. Spanish: Russia, Russian.
- Serbia, Serbian. Spanish: Serbia, Serbian.
- Slovenia, Slovene. Spanish: Slovenia, Slovenian.
- Spain, Spanish. Spanish: Spain, Spanish.
- Sweden, Swedish. Spanish: Sweden, Swedish.
- Switzerland, Swiss. Spanish: Switzerland, Swiss.
- Turkey, Turkish. Spanish: Turkey, Turkish.
- United Kingdom, British. Spanish: UK, British.
African countries in English
- Algeria, Algerian. Spanish: Algeria, Algerian.
- Angola, Angolan. Spanish: Angola, Angolano.
- Benin, Beninese. Spanish: Benin, Beninese.
- Lesotho, Mosotho / Basotho. Spanish: Lesoto, Lesotense.
- Botswana, Botswanian. Spanish: Botswana, Botswana.
- Cameroon, Cameroonian. Spanish: Cameroon, Cameroonian.
- Cape Verde, Cape Verdean. Spanish: Cape Verde, Cape Verdean.
- Central African Republic, Central African. Spanish: Central African Republic, Central African.
- Congo, Congolese. Spanish: Congo, Congolese.
- Egypt, Egyptian. Spanish: Egypt, Egyptian.
- Ethiopia, Ethiopian. Spanish: Ethiopia, Ethiopian.
- Kenya, Kenyan. Spanish: Kenia, keniata.
- Lebanon, Lebanese. Spanish: Lebanon, Lebanese.
- Morocco, Moroccan. Spanish: Morocco, Moroccan.
- Niger, Nigerian. Spanish: Nigerian, Nigerian.
Asian countries in English
- Afghanistan, Afghani. Spanish: Afganistán, afgano.
- Armenia, Armenian. Spanish: Armenian, Armenian.
- Bahrain, Bahraini. Spanish: Bahrain, Bahrain.
- Cambodia, Cambodian. Spanish: Cambodia, Cambodian.
- India, Indian. Spanish: India, Indian.
- Iraq, Iraqi. Spanish: Iraq / Iraq, Iraqi / Iraqi.
- Japan, Japanese. Spanish: Japan, Japanese.
- Malaysia, Malayan. Spanish: Malaysia, Malay.
- North Korea, North Korean. Spanish: North Korea, North Korean.
- Oman, Omani. Spanish: Oman, Omani.
- Pakistan, Pakistani. Spanish: Pakistan / Pakistan, Pakistani / Pakistani.
- Philippines, Philippine. Spanish: Philippines, Filipino.
- Qatar, Qatari. Spanish: Catar, catarí.
- Singapore, Singaporean. Spanish: Singapore, Singaporean.
- Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan / Ceylonese. Spanish: Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan / Sri Lankan.
- Thailand, Thai. Spanish: Thailand, Thai.
- Uzbekistan, Uzbek. Spanish: Uzbekistan, Uzbek / Uzbek.
- Vietnam, Vietnamese. Spanish: Vietnam, Vietnamese.
- Yemen, Yemeni. Spanish: Yemen, Yemeni.
Countries of Oceania in English
- Australia, Australian. Spanish: Australia, Australian.
- Kiribati, Kiribati. Spanish: Kiribati, Kiribati.
- Solomon Islands, Solomon Islander. Spanish: Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands.
- Vanuatu, Vanuatu. Spanish: Vanuatu / Vanuatú, Vanuatu.
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