Ländernamen auf Englisch
Ländernamen und Einwohner auf Englisch
Zum einfachen Nachschlagen haben wir hier eine Liste von Ländern und der Bezeichnung ihrer Einwohner zusammengestellt. Die zugehörigen Adjektive entsprechen im Englischen meist den Namen der Bewohner und werden immer großgeschrieben.
| Deutsch | Englisch | Einwohner | Adjektiv |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan | an Afghan | Afghan |
| Albanien |
Albania | an Albanian | Albanian |
| Algerien | Algeria | an Algerian | Algerian |
| Andorra | Andorra | an Andorran | Andorran |
| Angola | Angola | an Angolan | Angolan |
| Antigua und Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | an Antiguan, a barbudan | Antiguan, Barbudan |
| Argentinien | Argentina | an Argentinian, an Argentine | Argentinian, Argentine |
| Armenien | Armenia | an Armenian | Armenian |
| Australien | Australia | an Australian, an Aussie (ugs.) | Australian |
| Österreich | Austria | an Austrian | Austrian |
| Aserbaidschan | Azerbaijan | an Azerbaijani, an Azeri* | Azerbaijani |
| Bahamas | The Bahamas | a Bahamian | Bahamian |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | a Bahraini | Bahraini |
| Bangladesch | Bangladesh | a Bangladeshi | Bangladeshi |
| Barbados | Barbados | a Barbadian, a Bajan | Barbadian, Bajan |
| Belgien | Belgium | a Belgian | Belgian |
| Belize | Belize | a Belizean | Belizean |
| Benin | Benin | a Beninese** person | Beninese |
| Bhutan | Bhutan | a Bhutanese** person | Bhutanese |
| Belarus | Belarus | a Belarussian | Belarussian |
| Myanmar | Burma, Myanmar | a person of Burma/Myanmar | of Burma|Myanmar |
| Bolivien | Bolivia | a Bolivian | Bolivian |
| Bosnien und Herzegowina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | a Bosnian, a Herzegovinian | Bosnian, Herzegovinian |
| Botsuana | Botswana | a Botswanan | Botswanan |
| Brasilien | Brazil | a Brazilian | Brazilian |
| Brunei | Brunei | a Bruneian | Bruneian |
| Bulgarien | Bulgaria | a Bulgarian | Bulgarian |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | a Burkinabe, a Burkinan | Burkinabe, Burkinan |
| Burundi | Burundi | a Burundian | Burundian |
| Kambodscha | Cambodia | a Cambodian | Cambodian |
| Kamerun | Cameroon | a Cameroonian | Cameroonian |
| Kanada | Canada | a Canadian | Canadian |
| Cabo Verde/Kap Verde | Cabo Verde | a Cabo Verdean | Cabo Verdean |
| Chile | Chile | a Chilean | Chilean |
| China | China | a Chinese** person | Chinese |
| Deutschland | Germany | a German | German |
| Zypern | Cyprus | a Cypriot | Cypriot |
| Kolumbien | Colombia | a Columbian | Columbian |
| Komoren | Comoros | a Comorian | Comorian |
| der Kongo | Congo | a Congolese** person | Congolese |
| Nordkorea | North Korea | a North Korean | North Korean |
| Südkorea | South Korea | a South Korean | South Korean |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | a Costa Rican | Costa Rican |
| Côte d'Ivoir/Elfenbeinküste | Côte d'Ivoir | an Ivorian | Ivorian |
| Kroatien | Croatia | a Croatian | Croatian |
| Kuba | Cuba | a Cuban | Cuban |
| Dänemark | Denmark | a Dane, a Danish person | Danish |
| Dschibuti | Djibouti | a Djiboutian | Djiboutian |
| Dominica | Dominica | a Dominican | Dominican |
| Ägypten | Egypt | an Egyptian | Egyptian |
| Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) | an Emirati | Emirati |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | an Ecuadorian | Ecuadorian |
| Eritrea | Eritrea | an Etritrean | Etritrean |
| Spanien | Spain | a Spaniard, a Spanish** person | Spanish |
| Estland | Estonia | an Estonian | Estonian |
| USA | The Unites States of America (USA) | an American | American |
| Äthiopien | Ethiopia | an Ethiopian | Ethiopian |
| Fidschi | Fiji | a Fijian | Fijian |
| Finnland | Finland | a Finn, a Finnish** person | Finnish |
| Frankreich | France | a French** person | French |
| Gabun | Gabon | a Gabonese** person | Gabonese |
| Gambia | The Gambia | a Gambian | Gambian |
| Georgien | Georgia | a Georgian | Georgian |
| Ghana | Ghana | a Ghanaian | Ghanaian |
| Griechenland | Greece | a Greek | Greek |
| Grenada | Grenada | a Grenadian | Grenadian |
| Grönland | Greenland | a Greenlander | Greenlandic |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | a Guatemalan | Guatemalan |
| Guinea | Guinea | a Guinean | Guinean |
| Äquatorialguinea | Equatorial Guinea | an Equatorial Guinean | Equatorial Guinean |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | a Bissau-Guinean | Bissau-Guinean |
| Guyana | Guyana | a Guyanese** person | Guyanese |
| Haiti | Haiti | a Haitian | Haitian |
| Honduras | Honduras | a Honduran | Honduran |
| Hongkong |
Hong Kong | a Hong Kongese** person | Hong Kongese |
| Ungarn | Hungary | a Hungarian | Hungarian |
| Färöer-Inseln | The Faroe Islands | a Faroese** person | Faroese |
| Marshallinseln | The Marshall Islands | a Marshallese** person | Marshallese |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | a Mauritian | Mauritian |
| Indien | India | an Indian | Indian |
| Indonesien | Indonesia | an Indonesian | Indonesian |
| Irak |
Iraq | an Iraqi | Iraqi |
| Iran |
Iran | an Iranian | Iranian |
| Irland | Ireland | an Irish** person | Irish |
| Island | Iceland | an Icelander | Icelandic |
| Israel |
Israel | an Israeli | Israeli |
| Italien | Italy | an Italian | Italian |
| Jamaika | Jamaica | a Jamaican | Jamaican |
| Japan | Japan | a Japanese** person | Japanese |
| Jordanien | Jordan | a Jordanian | Jordanian |
| Kasachstan | Kazakhstan | a Kazakhstani | Kazakhstani, Kazakh |
| Kenia | Kenya | a Kenyan | Kenyan |
| Kirgisistan | Kyrgystan | a Kyrgyz* | Kyrgyz |
| Kiribati |
Kiribati | a Kiribatian | Kiribatian |
| Kosovo | Kosovo | a Kosovan | Kosovan |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | a Kuwaiti | Kuwaiti |
| Laos | Laos | a Lao* | Laotian, Lao |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | a Mosotho, Basotho (Plural) | Basotho |
| Lettland | Latvia | a Latvian | Latvian |
| Libanon | Lebanon | a Lebanese** person | Lebanese |
| Liberia | Liberia | a Liberian | Liberian |
| Libyen | Libya | a Libyan | Libyan |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | a Liechtensteiner | of Liechtenstein |
| Litauen | Lithuania | a Lithuanian | Lithuanian |
| Luxemburg | Luxembourg | a Luxembourger | Luxembourg |
| Macau | Macao | a Macanese** person | Macanese |
| Nordmazedonien | North Macedonia | a Macedonian | Macedonian |
| Madagaskar | Madagascar | a Madagascan | Madagascan |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | a Malaysian | Malaysian |
| Malawi | Malawi | a Malawian | Malawian |
| Malediven | The Maldives | a Maldivian | Maldivian |
| Mali | Mali | a Malian | Malian |
| Malta | Malta | a Maltese** person | Maltese |
| Marokko | Morocco | a Moroccan | Moroccan |
| Mauretanien | Mauritania | a Mauritanian | Mauritanian |
| Mexiko | Mexico | a Mexican | Mexican |
| Mikronesien | Micronesia | a Micronesian | Mikronesian |
| Moldau | Moldova | a Moldovan | Moldovan |
| Monaco | Monaco | a Monacan, a Monégasque | Monégasque |
| Mongolei | Mongolia | a Mongolian, a Mongol | Mongolian, Mongol |
| Montenegro | Montenegro | a Montenegrin | Montenegrin |
| Mosambik | Mozambique | a Mozambican | Mozambican |
| Namibia | Namibia | a Namibian | Namibian |
| Nauru | Nauru | a Nauruan | Nauruan |
| Nepal | Nepal | a Nepalese** person | Nepalese |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua | a Nicaraguan | Nicaraguan |
| Niger | Niger | a Nigerien | Nigerien |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | a Nigerian | Nigerian |
| Norwegen | Norway | a Norwegian | Norwegian |
| Neuseeland | New Zealand | a New Zealander, a Kiwi (ugs.) | New Zealand |
| Oman | Oman | an Omani | Omani |
| Uganda | Uganda | an Ugandan | Ugandan |
| Usbekistan | Uzbekistan | an Uzbek | Uzbek |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | a Pakistani | Pakistani |
| Palau |
Palau | a Palauan | Palauan |
| Palästina | Palestine | a Palestinian | Palestinian |
| Panama | Panama | a Panamanian | Panamanian |
| Papua-Neuguinea | Papua New Guinea | a Papua New Guinean | Papua New Guinean |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | a Paraguayan | Paraguayan |
| Niederlande | The Netherlands, Holland | a Dutch* person | Dutch |
| Peru | Peru | a Peruvian | Peruvian |
| Philippinen | The Philippines | a Filipino | Filipino |
| Polen | Poland | a Pole, a Polish** person | Polish |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | a Puerto Rican | Puerto Rican |
| Portugal | Portugal | a Portuguese** person | Portuguese |
| Katar | Qatar | a Qatari | Qatari |
| Zentralafrikanische Republik | The Central African Republic | a Central African | Central African |
| Demokratische Republik Kongo | The Democratic Republic of Congo | a Congolese | Congolese |
| Dominikanische Republik | The Dominican Republic | a Dominican | Dominican |
| Tschechische Republik/Tschechien | The Czech Republic | a Czech | Czech |
| Rumänien | Romania | a Romanian | Romanian |
| Großbritannien (Vereinigtes Königreich von GB und Nordirland) | United Kingdom (UK) | a Brit/Briton/British | British |
| Russland | Russia | a Russian | Russian |
| Ruanda | Rwanda | a Rwandese** person, Rwandan | Rwandese, Rwandan |
| St. Lucia | St Lucia | a St Lucian | St Lucian |
| St. Kitts und Nevis | St Kitts and Nevis | a Kittian, a Nevisian | Kittian, Nevisian |
| San Marino | San Marino | a Sanmarinese** person | Sanmarinese |
| St. Vincent und die Grenadinen | St Vincent and the Grenadines | a Vincentian | Vincentian |
| Salomonen | The Solomon Islands | a Solomon Isalnder | Solomon |
| El Salvador | El Salvador | a Salvadorean | Salvadorean |
| Samoa |
Samoa | a Samoan | Samoan |
| São Tomé und Príncipe | São Tomé and Príncipe | a São Toméan | São Toméan |
| Saudi–Arabien | Saudi Arabia | a Saudi Arabian, a Saudi | Saudi Arabian, Saudi |
| Senegal | Senegal | a Senegalese** person | Senegalese |
| Serbien | Serbia | a Serbian, a Serb | Serbian, Serb |
| Seychellen | The Seychelles | a Seychellois | Seychellois |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | a Sierra Leonean | Sierra Leonean |
| Singapur | Singapore | a Singaporean | Singaporean |
| Slowakei | Slovakia | a Slovakian | Slovakian |
| Slowenien | Slovenia | a Slovenian | Slovenian |
| Somalia | Somalia | a Somalian | Somalian |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | a Sri Lankan | Sri Lankan |
| Schweden | Sweden | a Swede, a Swedish** person | Swedish |
| Schweiz | Switzerland | a Swiss** person | Swiss |
| Sudan | Sudan | a Sudanese** person | Sudanese |
| Südsudan | South Sudan | a South Sudanese** person | South Sudanese |
| Suriname | Suriname | a Surniamese** person | Surinamese |
| Süd Afrika | South Africa | a South African | South African |
| Eswatini | Eswatini | a Swazi | Swazi |
| Syrien | Syria | a Syrian | Syrian |
| Tadschikistan | Tajikistan oder Tadzhikstan | a Tajik | Tajik |
| Taiwan |
Taiwan | a Taiwanese** person | Taiwanese |
| Tansania | Tanzania | a Tanzanian | Tanzanian |
| Tschad | Chad | a Chadian | Chadian |
| Thailand | Thailand | a Thai | Thai |
| Tibet | Tibet | a Tibetan | Tibetan |
| Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste | an East Timorese** person | East Timorese |
| Togo | Togo | a Togolese** person | Togolese |
| Tonga |
Tonga | a Tongan | Tongan |
| Trinidad und Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | a Trinidadian, a Tobagonian | Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
| Tunesien | Tunisia | a Tunisian | Tunisian |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | a Turkmen | Turkmen |
| Türkei | Türkiye | a Turk | Turkish |
| Tuvalu |
Tuvalu | a Tuvaluan | Tuvaluan |
| Ukraine |
Ukaraine | a Ukrainian | Ukrainian |
| Uruguay |
Uruguay | a Uruguayan | Uruguayan |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu | a Vanuatuan | Vanuatuan |
| Vatikanstadt | Vatican City | a citizen of the Vatican City | Vatican |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | a Venezuelan | Venezuelan |
| Vietnam | Vietnam | a Vietnamese** person | Vietnamese |
| Jemen | Yemen | a Yemeni | Yemeni |
| Sambia | Zambia | a Zambian | Zambian |
| Simbabwe | Zimbabwe | a Zimbabwean | Zimbabwean |
| Schottland | Scotland | a Scot, a Scottish** person | Scottish |
| England | England | an English** person | English |
| Wales | Wales | a Welsh** person | Welsh |
| Nordirland | Northern Ireland | Northern Irish** person | Northern Irish |
Beachte:
* Diese Bezeichnungen beziehen sich auf die Ureinwohner/ethnischen Gruppen des Landes.
** Einwohnerbezeichnungen auf -ese/-sh/-ch/-ss können im Singular nicht alleine stehen, wir müssen sie mit person/man/woman verwenden.
- Beispiel:
- There is a Vietnamese woman in my English class.In meiner Englischklasse gibt es eine Vietnamesin.
Im Plural können diese Einwohnerbezeichnungen alleine stehen, wenn wir die gesamte Bevölkerung des Landes meinen.
- Beispiel:
- Food and family are very important to the Vietnamese.
