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Countries and Languages - Names and Adjectives

From Kenneth Beare, About.com

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This chart shows first the country, then language and, finally the nationality of many major countries from around the world.

One syllable

France
French
French

Greece
Greek
Greek

ends in '-ish'

Britain
English
British

Denmark
Danish
Danish

Finland
Finnish
Finnish

Poland
Polish
Polish

Spain
Spanish
Spanish

Sweden
Swedish
Swedish

Turkey
Turkish
Turkish

ends in '-an'

Germany
German
German

Mexico
Spanish
Mexican

The United States
English
American

ends in '-ian' or '-ean'

Australia
English
Australian

Brazil
Portuguese
Brazilian

Egypt
Arabic
Egyptian

Italy
Italian
Italian

Hungary
Hungarian
Hungarian

Korea
Korean
Korean

Russia
Russian
Russian

ends in '-ese'

China
Chinese
Chinese

Japan
Japanese
Japanese

Portugal
Portuguese
Portuguese

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