Les pays et gentilés en anglais
Les pays et gentilés en langue anglaise
Voici une liste qui te permettra de trouver facilement les noms de tous les pays, de leurs habitants et habitantes (gentilés) ainsi que les adjectifs qui leur correspondent en anglais.
La plupart du temps, l’adjectif et le gentilé sont semblables. Les adjectifs s’écrivent toujours avec une majuscule.
| Français | Anglais | Habitants | Adjectif |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan | an Afghan | Afghan |
| Afrique du Sud | South Africa | a South African | South African |
| Albanie |
Albania | an Albanian | Albanian |
| Algérie | Algeria | an Algerian | Algerian |
| Allemagne | Germany | a German | German |
| Andorre | Andorra | an Andorran | Andorran |
| Angleterre | England | an English** person | English |
| Angola | Angola | an Angolan | Angolan |
| Antigua-et-Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | an Antiguan, a Barbudan | Antiguan, Barbudan |
| Arabie Saoudite | Saudi Arabia | a Saudi Arabian, a Saudi | Saudi Arabian, Saudi |
| Argentine | Argentina | an Argentinian, an Argentine | Argentinian, Argentine |
| Arménie | Armenia | an Armenian | Armenian |
| Australie | Australia | an Australian, an Aussie (lang. familier) | Australian |
| Autriche | Austria | an Austrian | Austrian |
| Azerbaïdjan | Azerbaijan | an Azerbaijani | Azerbaijani |
| Bahamas | The Bahamas | a Bahamian | Bahamian |
| Bahreïn | Bahrain | a Bahraini | Bahraini |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | a Bangladeshi | Bangladeshi |
| Barbade | Barbados | a Barbadian, a Bajan | Barbadian, Bajan |
| Belgique | Belgium | a Belgian | Belgian |
| Belize | Belize | a Belizean | Belizean |
| Bénin | Benin | a Beninese** person | Beninese |
| Bhoutan | Bhutan | a Bhutanese** person | Bhutanese |
| Biélorussie | Belarus | a Belarussian | Belarussian |
| Birmanie/Myanmar | Burma/Myanmar | of Burma/Myanmar | of Burma/Myanmar |
| Bolivie | Bolivia | a Bolivian | Bolivian |
| Bosnie-Herzégovine | Bosnia and Herzegovina | a Bosnian, a Herzegovinian | Bosnian, Herzegovinian |
| Botswana | Botswana | a Botswanan | Botswanan |
| Brésil | Brazil | a Brazilian | Brazilian |
| Brunei | Brunei | a Bruneian | Bruneian |
| Bulgarie | Bulgaria | a Bulgarian | Bulgarian |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | a Burkinabe, a Burkinan | Burkinabe, Burkinan |
| Burundi | Burundi | a Burundian | Burundian |
| Cambodge | Cambodia | a Cambodian | Cambodian |
| Cameroun | Cameroon | a Cameroonian | Cameroonian |
| Canada | Canada | a Canadian | Canadian |
| Cap-Vert | Cabo Verde | a Cabo Verdean | Cabo Verdean |
| Chili | Chile | a Chilean | Chilean |
| Chine | China | a Chinese** person | Chinese |
| Chypre | Cyprus | a Cypriot | Cypriot |
| Colombie | Colombia | a Columbian | Columbian |
| Comores | Comoros | a Comorian | Comorian |
| Congo | Congo | a Congolese** person | Congolese |
| Corée du Nord | North Korea | a North Korean | North Korean |
| Corée du Sud | South Korea | a South Korean | South Korean |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | a Costa Rican | Costa Rican |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Côte d’Ivoire | an Ivorian | Ivorian |
| Croatie | Croatia | a Croatian | Croatian |
| Cuba | Cuba | a Cuban | Cuban |
| Danemark | Denmark | a Dane, a Danish person | Danish |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | a Djiboutian | Djiboutian |
| Dominique | Dominica | a Dominican | Dominican |
| Écosse | Scotland | a Scot, a Scottish** person | Scottish |
| Égypte | Egypt | an Egyptian | Egyptian |
| Émirats arabes unis | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) | an Emirati | Emirati |
| Équateur | Ecuador | an Ecuadorian | Ecuadorian |
| Érythrée | Eritrea | an Etritrean | Etritrean |
| Espagne | Spain | a Spaniard, a Spanish** person | Spanish |
| Estonie | Estonia | an Estonian | Estonian |
| Eswatini | Eswatini | a Swazi | Swazi |
| États-Unis | The Unites States of America (USA) | an American | American |
| Éthiopie | Ethiopia | an Ethiopian | Ethiopian |
| Fidji | Fiji | a Fijian | Fijian |
| Finlande | Finland | a Finn, a Finnish** person | Finnish |
| France | France | a French** person | French |
| Gabon | Gabon | a Gabonese** person | Gabonese |
| Gambie | The Gambia | a Gambian | Gambian |
| Géorgie | Georgia | a Georgian | Georgian |
| Ghana | Ghana | a Ghanaian | Ghanaian |
| Grèce | Greece | a Greek | Greek |
| Grenade | Grenada | a Grenadian | Grenadian |
| Groenland | Greenland | a Greenlander | Greenlandic |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | a Guatemalan | Guatemalan |
| Guinée | Guinea | a Guinean | Guinean |
| Guinée équtoriale | Equatorial Guinea | an Equatorial Guinean | Equatorial Guinean |
| Guinée-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | a Bissau-Guinean | Bissau-Guinean |
| Guyane | Guyana | a Guyanese** person | Guyanese |
| Haïti | Haiti | a Haitian | Haitian |
| Honduras | Honduras | a Honduran | Honduran |
| Hong Kong |
Hong Kong | a Hong Kongese** person | Hong Kongese |
| Hongrie | Hungary | a Hungarian | Hungarian |
| Îles Féroé | The Faroe Islands | a Faroese** person | Faroese |
| Îles Marshall | The Marshall Islands | a Marshallese** person | Marshallese |
| Île Maurice | Mauritius | a Mauritian | Mauritian |
| Inde | India | an Indian | Indian |
| Indonésie | Indonesia | an Indonesian | Indonesian |
| Irak |
Iraq | an Iraqi | Iraqi |
| Iran |
Iran | an Iranian | Iranian |
| Irlande | Ireland | an Irish** person | Irish |
| Irlande du Nord | Northern Ireland | a Northern Irish** person | Northern Irish |
| Islande | Iceland | an Icelander | Icelandic |
| Israël |
Israel | an Israeli | Israeli |
| Italie | Italy | an Italian | Italian |
| Jamaïque | Jamaica | a Jamaican | Jamaican |
| Japon | Japan | a Japanese** person | Japanese |
| Jordanie | Jordan | a Jordanian | Jordanian |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | a Kazakhstani | Kazakhstani |
| Kenya | Kenya | a Kenyan | Kenyan |
| Kirghizistan | Kyrgystan | a Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz |
| Kiribati |
Kiribati | a Kiribatian | Kiribatian |
| Kosovo | Kosovo | a Kosovan | Kosovan |
| Koweït | Kuwait | a Kuwaiti | Kuwaiti |
| Laos | Laos | a Lao | Laotian, Lao |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | a Mosotho, Basotho (Plural) | Basotho |
| Lettonie | Latvia | a Latvian | Latvian |
| Liban | Lebanon | a Lebanese** person | Lebanese |
| Liberia | Liberia | a Liberian | Liberian |
| Libye | Libya | a Libyan | Libyan |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | a Liechtensteiner | of Liechtenstein |
| Lituanie | Lithuania | a Lithuanian | Lithuanian |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | a Luxembourger | Luxembourg |
| Macao | Macao | a Macanese** person | Macanese |
| Macédoine du Nord | North Macedonia | a Macedonian | Macedonian |
| Madagascar | Madagascar | a Madagascan | Madagascan |
| Malaisie | Malaysia | a Malaysian | Malaysian |
| Malawi | Malawi | a Malawian | Malawian |
| Maldives | The Maldives | a Maldivian | Maldivian |
| Mali | Mali | a Malian | Malian |
| Malte | Malta | a Maltese** person | Maltese |
| Maroc | Morocco | a Moroccan | Moroccan |
| Mauritanie | Mauritania | a Mauritanian | Mauritanian |
| Mexique | Mexico | a Mexican | Mexican |
| Micronésie | Micronesia | a Micronesian | Mikronesian |
| Moldavie | Moldova | a Moldovan | Moldovan |
| Monaco | Monaco | a Monacan, a Monégasque | Monégasque |
| Mongolie | Mongolia | a Mongolian, a Mongol | Mongolian, Mongol |
| Monténégro | Montenegro | a Montenegrin | Montenegrin |
| Mozambique | Mozambique | a Mozambican | Mozambican |
| Namibie | Namibia | a Namibian | Namibian |
| Nauru | Nauru | a Nauruan | Nauruan |
| Népal | Nepal | a Nepalese** person | Nepalese |
| Nicaragua | Nicaragua | a Nicaraguan | Nicaraguan |
| Niger | Niger | a Nigerien | Nigerien |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | a Nigerian | Nigerian |
| Norvège | Norway | a Norwegian | Norwegian |
| Nouvelle-Zélande | New Zealand | a New Zealander, a Kiwi (ugs.) | New Zealand |
| Oman | Oman | an Omani | Omani |
| Ouganda | Uganda | an Ugandan | Ugandan |
| Ouzbékistan | Uzbekistan | an Uzbek | Uzbek |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | a Pakistani | Pakistani |
| Palaos |
Palau | a Palauan | Palauan |
| Palestine | Palestine | a Palestinian | Palestinian |
| Panama | Panama | a Panamanian | Panamanian |
| Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée | Papua New Guinea | a Papua New Guinean | Papua New Guinean |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | a Paraguayan | Paraguayan |
| Pays-Bas | The Netherlands, Holland | a Dutch person | Dutch |
| Pays de Galles | Wales | a Welsh** person | Welsh |
| Pérou | Peru | a Peruvian | Peruvian |
| Philippines | The Philippines | a Filipino | Filipino |
| Pologne | Poland | a Pole, a Polish** person | Polish |
| Porto Rico | Puerto Rico | a Puerto Rican | Puerto Rican |
| Portugal | Portugal | a Portuguese** person | Portuguese |
| Qatar | Qatar | a Qatari | Qatari |
| République Centrafricaine | The Central African Republic | a Central African | Central African |
| République Démocratique du Congo | The Democratic Republic of Congo | a Congolese | Congolese |
| République Dominicaine | The Dominican Republic | a Dominican | Dominican |
| République Tchèque | The Czech Republic | a Czech | Czech |
| Roumanie | Romania | a Romanian | Romanian |
| Royaume-Uni | United Kingdom (UK) | a Brit/Briton/British | British |
| Russie | Russia | a Russian | Russian |
| Rwanda | Rwanda | a Rwandan/Rwandese** person | Rwandan/Rwandese |
| Sainte-Lucie | St Lucia | a St Lucian | St Lucian |
| Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis | St Kitts and Nevis | a Kittian, a Nevisian | Kittian, Nevisian |
| Saint Marin | San Marino | a Sanmarinese** person | Sanmarinese |
| Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines | St Vincent and the Grenadines | a Vincentian | Vincentian |
| Salomon | The Solomon Islands | a Solomon Isalnder | Solomon |
| Salvador | El Salvador | a Salvadorean | Salvadorean |
| Samoa |
Samoa | a Samoan | Samoan |
| São Tomé-et-Príncipe | São Tomé and Príncipe | a São Toméan | São Toméan |
| Sénégal | Senegal | a Senegalese** person | Senegalese |
| Serbie | Serbia | a Serbian, a Serb | Serbian, Serb |
| Seychelles | The Seychelles | a Seychellois | Seychellois |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | a Sierra Leonean | Sierra Leonean |
| Singapour | Singapore | a Singaporean | Singaporean |
| Slovaquie | Slovakia | a Slovakian | Slovakian |
| Slovénie | Slovenia | a Slovenian | Slovenian |
| Somalie | Somalia | a Somalian | Somalian |
| Soudan | Sudan | a Sudanese** person | Sudanese |
| Soudan du Sud | South Sudan | a South Sudanese person | South Sudanese |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | a Sri Lankan | Sri Lankan |
| Suède | Sweden | a Swede, a Swedish** person | Swedish |
| Suisse | Switzerland | a Swiss** person | Swiss |
| Suriname | Suriname | a Surniamese** person | Surinamese |
| Syrie | Syria | a Syrian | Syrian |
| Tadjikistan | Tajikistan ou Tadzhikstan | a Tajik | Tajik |
| Taïwan |
Taiwan | a Taiwanese** person | Taiwanese |
| Tanzanie | Tanzania | a Tanzanian | Tanzanian |
| Tchad | Chad | a Chadian | Chadian |
| Thaïlande | Thailand | a Thai | Thai |
| Tibet | Tibet | a Tibetan | Tibetan |
| Timor-Oriental | Timor-Leste | an East Timorese | East Timorese |
| Togo | Togo | a Togolese** person | Togolese |
| Tonga |
Tonga | a Tongan | Tongan |
| Trinité-et-Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | a Trinidadian, a Tobagonian | Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
| Tunisie | Tunisia | a Tunisian | Tunisian |
| Turkménistan | Turkmenistan | a Turkmen | Turkmen |
| Turquie | Türkiye | a Turk | Turkish |
| Tuvalu |
Tuvalu | a Tuvaluan | Tuvaluan |
| Ukraine |
Ukaraine | a Ukrainian | Ukrainian |
| Uruguay |
Uruguay | a Uruguayan | Uruguayan |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu | a Vanuatuan | Vanuatuan |
| Vatican | Vatican City | a citizen of the Vatican City | Vatican |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | a Venezuelan | Venezuelan |
| Viêt Nam | Vietnam | a Vietnamese** person | Vietnamese |
| Yémen | Yemen | a Yemeni | Yemeni |
| Zambie | Zambia | a Zambian | Zambian |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | a Zimbabwean | Zimbabwean |
Attention : Dans ce tableau n’apparaît que la désignation officielle des habitants et habitantes d’un pays (le plus souvent dérivée du nom du pays lui-même). Cependant, dans certains pays, il arrive que la population s’identifie fortement à son origine ethnique et préfère donc une autre désignation.
Notes :
** On ne peut pas employer un adjectif se terminant en -ese/-sh/-ch/-ss pour désigner un habitant du pays. Pour construire le gentilé, on utilise donc la tournure adjectif + person/man/woman.
- Exemple :
- There is a Vietnamese woman in my English class.Il y a une femme vietnamienne dans mon cours d’anglais.
Mais il est possible d’employer l’adjectif au pluriel (collectif) accompagné de l’article the pour désigner les habitants du pays en général.
- Exemple :
- Food and family are very important to the Vietnamese.Les Vietnamiens accordent beaucoup d’importance à la nourriture et à la famille.
