Appendix:English nationality prefixes
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Nationality prefixes are prefixed combining forms relating to a country, nationality, ethnicity, or language, or — most often — to more than one of these. These prefixes are not always etymologically related to the current name; for example, Luso-, which forms words having to do with Portugal, Portuguese, or the Portuguese, derives from Latin.
Contemporary countries
[edit]| Nation | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghano- |
| Albania | Albano- |
| Armenia | Armen-, Armeno- |
| Australia | Australo- |
| Austria | Austro- |
| Azerbaijan | Azero- |
| Bangladesh | Bangla- |
| Belarus | Belaruso- |
| Belgium | Belgo- |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosno- |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaro- |
| Cambodia | Khmer-, Khmero- |
| Canada | Canado- |
| Chad | Chado- |
| China | Sino- |
| Colombia | Colombo- |
| Congo (any) | Congo- |
| Croatia | Croato- |
| Cuba | Cubano- |
| Cyprus | Cypro- |
| Czechia | Czecho- |
| Denmark | Dano- |
| Egypt | Egypto-, Ægypto- |
| El Salvador | Salvadoreño- |
| Eritrea | Eritreo- |
| Estonia | Esto- |
| Ethiopia | Ethio- |
| Finland | Fenno-, Finno- |
| France | Franco-, Gallo- |
| Georgia | Georgio-, Kartvelo-, Karto- |
| Germany | Germano-, Teuto-, Teutono- |
| Greece | Graeco-, Greco-, Græco-, Helleno- |
| Guatemala | Guatemalteco- |
| Guinea | Guineo- |
| Honduras | Hondureño- |
| Hungary | Hungaro-, Magyaro- |
| India | Indo- |
| Indonesia | Indonesio- |
| Iran | Irano-, Perso- |
| Ireland | Hiberno- |
| Italy | Italo- |
| Japan | Japano-, Nippo-, Nihono-, Nippono- |
| Jordan | Jordano- |
| Kazakhstan | Kazaco- |
| Kenya | Kenio- |
| Korea, South | Koreo- |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzo- |
| Latvia | Letto- |
| Lebanon | Lebano- |
| Libya | Libyco- |
| Lithuania | Litto- |
| Malaysia | Malayo-, Malaysio- |
| Mexico | Mexico- |
| Mongolia | Mongolo- |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Burmo- |
| Nepal | Nepalo- |
| Netherlands | Batavo- |
| New Zealand | Zealo- |
| Nigeria | Nigerio- |
| North Macedonia | Macedo- |
| Norway | Norvego- |
| Oman | Omano- |
| Palestine | Palestino- |
| Pakistan | Pak-, Pako- |
| Panama | Panameño- |
| Philippines | Fil- |
| Poland | Polono- |
| Portugal | Luso-, Lusitano- |
| Romania | Romano- |
| Russia | Russo- |
| Rwanda | Ruando- |
| Serbia | Serbo- |
| Slovakia | Slovako- |
| Slovenia | Sloveno- |
| Somalia | Somalo-, Somali-, Somal- |
| Spain | Hispano- |
| Sudan | Sudano- |
| Sweden | Sueco-, Swedo- |
| Switzerland | Helveto- |
| Syria | Syro- |
| Tajikistan | Tajiko- |
| Tanzania | Tanza- |
| Thailand | Siamo- |
| Tunisia | Tuniso- |
| Turkey | Turco-, Turko- |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmeno- |
| Uganda | Ugando- |
| Ukraine | Ukraino-, Ukro- |
| United Kingdom | Anglo-, Britanno-, Brit-, Brito- |
| United States | Americo-, Amero- |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbeco- |
| Venezuela | Venezolano- |
Historical countries, cultural groups, and other areas
[edit]| Area, Group or former nation | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Abkhazia | Abkhazo- |
| Aegean Sea | Aegeo- |
| Africa | Afro- |
| Akkad, Akkadia, Akkadian | Akkado- |
| Almopia | Megleno- |
| Altmark | Marcho- |
| Andalusia | Betico- |
| Arabia | Arabo- |
| Aragon | Aragono- |
| Aral Sea | Aralo- |
| Aram, Arameans | Arameo- |
| Arcadia | Arcado- |
| Arctic | Arcto- |
| Arezzo | Aretino- |
| Aryans | Aryo- |
| Assyria | Assyro- |
| Asturias | Astur- |
| Balkans | Balkano- |
| Baltic | Balto- |
| Basque Country | Basco-, Vasco-, Eusk- |
| Bastetani | Bastulo- |
| Bavaria | Bavaro- |
| Berbers | Berbero- |
| Canaan | Canaano- |
| Cantabria, Cantabri | Cantabro- |
| Carpathia | Carpatho- |
| Carthage | Punico- |
| Castille | Castellano- |
| Catalonia | Catalano- |
| Celts | Celto-, Gaelo-, Cymro- |
| Chechnya | Checheno- |
| Christians | Christiano-, Christo- |
| Chukchi, Chukotka | Chukotko- |
| Coptic | Copto- |
| Cornwall | Cornu- |
| Corsica | Corso- |
| Crimea | Crimeo- |
| Dacia | Daco- |
| Dalmatia | Dalmato- |
| Dravidia | Dravido- |
| Elam | Elamo- |
| Emilia | Emilio- |
| England | Anglo- |
| Etruria, Etruscans | Etrusco- |
| Europe, European Union | Euro- |
| Frisia | Friso- |
| Gaels | Gaelo- |
| Galicia | Galaico- |
| Goths | Gotho- |
| Hamites | Hamito- |
| Hattians | Hetto- |
| Hebrew | Hebra- |
| Herzegovina | Hercego-, Herzego- |
| Himalayas | Himalo- |
| Hittites | Hittito-, Hitto- |
| Hurrians | Hurro- |
| Iberia | Ibero- |
| Illyria, Illyrians | Illyro- |
| Islam | Islamo- |
| Istria | Istro- |
| Judaism | Judaeo-, Judeo-, Judæo- |
| Kabardians | Kabardino- |
| Karelia | Karelo- |
| Korea | Koreo- |
| Kurdistan | Kurdo- |
| Latins or (coll.) Latin Americans | Latino- |
| Lechia, Lechite | Lechito- |
| Lemko | Lemko- |
| Leon | Leones- |
| Levant | Levanto- |
| Liguria | Liguro- |
| Lusitania | Lusitano- |
| Macedonia | Macedo- |
| Manchuria | Manju- |
| Marche | Marchigiano- |
| Media | Medo- |
| Messapii | Messapo- |
| Moesia | Moeso- |
| Moravia | Moravo- |
| Murcia | Murciano- |
| Mysia | Myso- |
| Navarre | Navarro- |
| Nile | Nilo-, Niloto- |
| Normandy | Normanno- |
| Occitania | Occitano- |
| Oromo | Oromo- |
| Oscans | Osco- |
| Otomi | Oto- |
| Papua | Papuo- |
| Parthia | Partho- |
| Phoenicia | Phoenico- |
| Phrygia | Phrygio- |
| Pictland, Picts, Scotland | Picto- |
| Pisa | Pisano- |
| Provence | Provenço- |
| Prussia | Prusso- |
| Puerto Rico | Puertorriqueño- |
| Rhaetia | Rhaeto-, Rhæto- |
| Rome or Romani | Romano- |
| Ruthenia | Rutheno- |
| Sahara | Saharo- |
| Sahel | Sahelo- |
| Sardinia | Sardo- |
| Sarmatians | Sarmato- |
| Saxony, Saxons | Saxo- |
| Scandinavia | Scando- |
| Scotland | Scoto-, Scotto- |
| Scythia | Scytho- |
| Semites | Semito- |
| Siberia | Sibero- |
| Sicily | Siculo- |
| Slavs | Slavo- |
| Somalis | Somalo-, Somali-, Somal- |
| South America (paleontology) | noto-2 |
| Soviet Union | Sovieto- |
| Sparta | Lacono- |
| Sumer, Sumeria | Sumero- |
| Swahili | Swahili- |
| Tagalog | Tagalo- |
| Tatarstan | Tataro- |
| Teutons | Teuto-, Teutono- |
| Thessaly | Thessalo- |
| Thracia | Thraco- |
| Tibet | Tibeto- |
| Tocharans | Tocharo- |
| Turdetani, Turdetania | Turdetano- |
| Tuscany | Tosco- |
| Tyrrhenia, Tyrrhenians | Tyrrheno- |
| Ugrians | Ugro- |
| Umbria | Umbro- |
| Urals | Uralo- |
| Ute | Uto- |
| Valencia | Valenciano-, Edetano- |
| Vivarais | Vivaro- |
| Wales | Cymro-, Cambro- |
| Yugoslavia | Yugo- |