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  2. List of adjectivals and demonyms for cities - Wikipedia

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    Demonyms ending in -ese are the same in the singular and plural forms. The ending -man has feminine equivalent -woman (e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman ). The French terminations -ois / ais serve as both the singular and plural masculine ; adding 'e' ( -oise / aise ) makes them singular feminine; 'es' ( -oises / aises ) makes them plural feminine.

  3. List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names

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    Adjectives ending -ish can be used as collective demonyms (e.g. the English, the Cornish). So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. the French, the Dutch) provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g., the adjective Czech does not qualify). Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name.

  4. List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations

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    So can those ending in -ch / -tch (e.g. "the French", "the Dutch") provided they are pronounced with a 'ch' sound (e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify). Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms are also used for various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words.

  5. List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions

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    Where an adjective is a link, the link is to the language or dialect of the same name. (Reference: Ethnologue, Languages of the World ) Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words.

  6. Category:Lists of demonyms - Wikipedia

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    List of adjectivals and demonyms for Canada; List of adjectivals and demonyms for cities; List of adjectivals and demonyms for Colorado cities; List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations; List of adjectivals and demonyms for Cuba

  7. Demonym - Wikipedia

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    In some languages, a demonym may be borrowed from another language as a nickname or descriptive adjective for a group of people: for example, Québécois, Québécoise (female) is commonly used in English for a native of the province or city of Quebec (though Quebecer, Quebecker are also available). In English, demonyms are always capitalized. [4]

  8. List of demonyms for US states and territories - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO); [ 1 ] however, many other terms are in common use.

  9. List of adjectivals and demonyms for Colorado cities - Wikipedia

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    City Adjectival Demonym Aguilar: Aguilar: Aguilarans Akron: Akron: Akronites Alamosa: Alamosa: Alamosans Alma: Alma: Almaniacs Antonito: Antonito: Antonitonians Arriba