List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names

The following is a partial list of adjectival forms of place names in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these places.

Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. (Sometimes, the use of one or more additional words is optional.) Notable examples are cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds. (See List of words derived from toponyms.) __TOC__ Planets

Continents Entries in italics are continental regions (taking as reference the seven continents model).

Name Adjective Demonym Afro-Eurasia Afro-Eurasian Afro-Eurasians Africa African Africans North Africa North African North Africans Maghreb Maghrebi Maghrebis Eurasia Eurasian Eurasians Asia Asian Asians Middle East Middle Eastern Middle Easterners Europe European Europeans Americas American Americans North America North American North Americans Caribbean Caribbean Caribbeans West Indies West Indian West Indians Central America Central American Central Americans Northern America Northern American Northern Americans South America South American South Americans Antarctica Antarctic Antarcticans Oceania Oceanian Oceanians Australasia Australasian Australasians Australiaa Australiana Australiansa Zealandia Zealandian Zealandians Pacific Islands Pacific Islands Pacific IslandersaUsually used to identify specifically the Commonwealth of Australia or its people.

Subcontinental regions

Countries and nations

States, provinces, regions and territories

Australian states and territories

State/territory Adjective Demonym   Australian Capital Territory Canberran Canberrans New South Wales New South Welsh New South Welshmen Northern Territory Northern Territory Northern Territorians, Territorians Queensland Queensland Queenslanders South Australia South Australian South Australians Tasmania Tasmanian Tasmanians Victoria Victorian Victorians Western Australia Western Australian Western Australians

Brazilian states +StateAdjective/DemonymAcre (AC)AcreanAlagoas (AL)AlagoanAmapá (AP)AmapaenseAmazonas (AM)AmazonenseBahia (BA)BahianCeará (CE)CearenseEspírito Santo (ES)Capixaba or EspiritossantenseFederal District (DF)BrasilienseGoiás (GO)GoianMaranhão (MA)MaranhenseMato Grosso (MG)MatogrossenseMato Grosso do Sul (MS)Sul-matogrossenseMinas Gerais (MG)MineiranPará (PA)ParaenseParaíba (PB)ParaibanParaná (PR)ParanaensePernambuco (PE)PernambucanPiauí (PI)PiauienseRio de Janeiro (RJ)FluminenseRio Grande do Norte (RN)Potiguar or Norte-riograndenseRio Grande do Sul (RS)Gaúcho or Sul-riograndenseRondônia (RO)Rondonian or RondonienseRoraima (RR)RoraimenseSanta Catarina (SC)CatarinenseSão Paulo (SP)PaulistaSergipe (SE)SergipanTocantins (TO)Tocantinense

Canadian provinces and territories

Province or Territory Adjective Demonym Colloquial Alberta (Province) Albertan Albertans 'Bertans British Columbia (Province) British Columbian, BC British Columbians B.C.ers Manitoba (Province) Manitoban ManitobansFrench: Manitobains m., Manitobaines f.Tobans New Brunswick (Province) New Brunswick New BrunswickersFrench: Néo-Brunswickois m., Néo-Brunswickoises f.Herring Chokers Newfoundland and Labrador (Province) Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundlanders, LabradoriansFrench: Terre-Neuviens m., Terre-Neuviennes f. Newfies/Newfs Northwest Territories (Territory) Northwest Territorian, NWT (also N.W.T.)Northwest Territorians Nova Scotia (Province) Nova Scotian Nova ScotiansFrench: Néo-Écossais m., Néo-Écossaises f. Bluenoses, Bluenosers Nunavut (Territory) Nunavut Nunavummiut (Nunavummiuq sing.) Ontario (Province) Ontario OntariansFrench: Ontariens m., Ontariennes f. Prince Edward Island (Province) Prince Edward Island, PEI, Island Prince Edward Islanders, IslandersFrench: Prince-Édouardiens Quebec (Province) QuebecFrench: québécois m., québécoise f. Quebecers, Quebeckers, Québécois, QuébécoiseFrench: Québécois m., Québécoises f.French: habitants, canadiens, canadien-francais Saskatchewan (Province) Saskatchewan Saskatchewanians Flat-landers Yukon (Territory) Yukon Yukoners Sourdoughs

Federated states and other territories of Germany State/territory Adjective Demonym   Angria (North German area and historical region)AngrianAngrians Baden-Württemberg (federated state) Baden Württemberg Hohenzollern BadischWürttembergischHohenzollerisch BadenerWürttembergers  BadenserSwabians (Schwaben) Bavaria (federated state)BavarianBavarians Berlin (federated state)BerlinerBerlinersBrandenburg (federated state)BrandenburgishBrandenburgersEastphalia (North German area and historical region)EastphalianEastphaliansFranconiaFranconianFranconiansFree Hanseatic City of BremenFree and Hanseatic City of HamburgHamburgishHamburgiansHamburgersHannover (ancient German state)HanoverianHanoveriansHannoveranersHesse (federated state)HessianHessiansLower Saxony (federated state)Lower SaxonLower SaxonsMecklenburg-Western Pomerania (federated state) Mecklenburg Western PomeraniaMecklenburgishPomeranianMecklenburgerPomeranianNorth Rhine-Westphalia (federated state) North Rhine WestphaliaNorth Rhine - WestphalianRhenishWestphalianNorth Rhine - WestphaliansRhinelandersWestphalianPomerania (ancient German territory)PomeranianPomeraniansPrussia (ancient German state)PrussianPrussiansRhineland (area)RhenishRhinelandersRhineland-Palatinate (federated state) Rhineland PalatinateRhenishPalatineRhinelandersPalatinesPfälzerSaarland (federated state)SaarlanderSaarSaarlandersSaarsSaxony (federated state)SaxonSaxonsSaxony-Anhalt (federated state) Saxony AnhaltSaxonAnhaltishSaxonsAnhaltersSilesia (ancient German territory)SilesianSilesiansSchleswig-Holstein (federated state) Schleswig HolsteinSchleswigishHolsteinishSchleswigersHolsteinersSwabia (South German area and cultural, geographic, historical, and linguistic region)SwabianSwabiansThuringia (federated state)ThuringianThuringiansWestphalia (North German area and historical region)WestphalianWestphalians

Indian states and territories

Bangladeshi divisions Division Adjective Demonym   Barisal Division Barisali Barisali (Borishali) Barisailla (Borishailla)Chittagong Division Chittagonian Chãtgaiya (Satgaiya) Chittagainga (Sitainga)Dhaka Division Dhakai Dhakaiya DhakaiyaKhulna Division Khulnaiya Khulnaiya KhulnaiyaMymensingh Division Mymensinghiya Mymensinghi MymensinghiyaRajshahi Division Rajshahiya Rajshahiya (Rajshahiyo) Rajshahiya Rangpur Division Rangpuri Rangpuri (Rongpuri) RangpuriSylhet Division Sylheti Sylheti (Sileti) Siloti

Malaysian states and territories

State / Territory Adjective Demonym Johor Johorean Johoreans Southerners Kedah Kedahan Kedahans Northerners Kelantan Kelantanese Kelantanese East Coasters Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpurian Kuala Lumpurians Federal Territorians, KL-ites Labuan Labuanese Labuanese Federal Territorians Malacca Malaccan, Melakan Malaccans, Melakans Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilanese Negeri Sembilanese Negrians Pahang Pahangite Pahangites East Coasters Penang Penangite Penangites Perak Perakian Perakians Perlis Perlisian Perlisians Putrajaya Putrajayan Putrajayans Federal Territorians Sabah Sabahan Sabahans Borneans Sarawak Sarawakian Sarawakians Borneans Selangor Selangorean Selangoreans Terengganu Terengganuan Terengganuans East Coasters West Malaysia West Malaysian West Malaysians Malayans East Malaysia East Malaysian East Malaysians Borneans

States of Mexico

Federal entity Adjective Demonym Aguascalientes Hydrocalid Hidrocálido/-a, aguascalentense Baja California Lower Californian Bajacaliforniano/-a Baja California Sur South Lower Californian Sudcaliforniano/-a Campeche Campechan Campechano/-a Chiapas Chiapan Chiapaneco/-a Chihuahua Chihuahuan Chihuahuense "Norteño/a" Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuilan Coahuilense Colima Colimean Colimense Durango Durangolese Duranguense Guanajuato Guanajuatean Guanajuatense Guerrero Guerreran Guerrerense Hidalgo Hidalgolese Hidalguense Jalisco Jaliscan Jalisciense State of Mexico Mexican Mexiquense Ciudad de México (México D.F.) (México Distrito Federal) (Mexico City) Mexiqueño/-a, defeño/-a Michoacán Michoacanese Michoacano/-a Morelos Morelese Morelense Nayarit Nayarita Nayarita Nuevo León New Leonese Neoleonés, neoleonense "Regio/a" Oaxaca Oaxacan Oaxaqueño/-a Puebla Pueblan/Poblano Poblano/-a Querétaro Queretan Queretano/-a Quintana Roo Quintanaroan Quintanarroense San Luis Potosí Potosinian Potosino/-a Sinaloa Sinaloan Sinaloense Sonora Sonoran Sonorense Tabasco Tabascan Tabasqueño/-a Tamaulipas Tamaulipan Tamaulipeco/-a Tlaxcala Tlaxcaltheque Tlaxcalteco/ -a Veracruz Veracruzan Veracruzano/-a "Jarocho/a" Yucatán Yucatec/Yucatecan Yucateco/-a "Costeño/a" Zacatecas Zacatecan Zacatecano/-a Capitalino is often used to refer to people from Mexico City; however, capitalino can be used to refer to people from any state capital. "Defeño" and "Chilango" are listed by the Royal Spanish Academy

Regions of New Zealand

Region/Island Adjective Demonym Auckland Region Auckland Aucklanders Bay of Plenty Region Bay of Plenty Bay of Plentiers Canterbury Region Canterbury Cantabrians Gisborne Region Gisborne, East Coast Gisbornians, East Coasters Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bayers Manawatū-Whanganui Region Manawatū-Whanganui, Manawatu, Wanganui Manawatū-Whanganuians, Manawatuans, Whanganuians Marlborough Region Marlborough Marlburians Nelson Region Nelsonian Nelsonians Northland Region Northland Northlanders Otago Region Otago Otagoites, Otagoans, Otagonians Southland Region Southland Southlanders Taranaki Region Taranaki Taranakians Tasman Region Tasman Tasmanites Waikato Region Waikato Waikatoans Wellington Region Wellington, Wellingtonian Wellingtonians West Coast Region West Coast West Coasters| North Island North Island North Islanders South Island South Island / Mainland South Islanders Stewart Island Stewart Island, Rakiuran Stewart Islanders, Rakiurans Chatham Islands Chatham Chatham Islanders

Philippine provinces