Someone from the Isle of Wight is often called a “Caulkhead” or sometimes simply an “Islander”. Island residents are also sometimes called Vectensians or Vectians, ultimately after the Roman name for the island. In terms of nationality, though, people from the Isle of Wight are … Read more
Someone from Uzbekistan is called an Uzbek. This is the standard demonym for a person of Uzbek nationality or descent. The term could also simply apply in a residential sense. Equally, Uzbekistan comprises multiple distinct ethnic groups who are all, in a legal sense, Uzbek, … Read more
Someone from Jordan is called Jordanian. In the sense of one’s nationality, largely a modern invention with the advent of the nation state, a person of citizenship with the nation of Jordan is Jordanian. However, many people in the country may consider another part of … Read more
Someone from Greece is called Greek. This is the simple answer and anyone of Greek nationality or association would simply be called Greek. Sometimes, Greeks are called Hellenes, though this is not very common among day-to-day English speakers and usually refers to something broader. Greece … Read more
Someone from Crete is called a Cretan, historically they were called Cretian but this term is no longer used. The country is not massively ethnically diverse and the vast majority of native people are ethnically Greek, though there is of course a considerable migrant population. … Read more
Someone from Fiji is called a Fijian. In Fijian, though, the dominant ethnic group is referred to as iTaukei, meaning owners of the land. There are multiple ethnic groups in Fiji, though, all of whom can broadly be called Fijians in the sense of their … Read more
Someone from Kazakhstan is called a Kazakh. This refers to, most broadly, a person who is ethnically Kazakh, though it could also refer to someone with Kazakh heritage. Often, the word Kazakhstani is used to refer to anyone with Kazakhstan nationality. Kazakhstan is a country … Read more
Someone from Ecuador is called an Ecuadorian. The connection to the country may vary by individual, and there are of course many Ecuadorians living outside Ecuador who might identify one way or the other. Five major ethnic groups comprise the Ecuadorian population, and again any … Read more
Someone from Thailand is called Thai. This is the standard demonym for a person of Thai nationality, or if they have some broader relationship to the country be it cultural or historical. The Thai people are also an ethnic group of their own, though Thailand … Read more
Someone from Jerusalem is most widely called a Jerusalemite. Depending on a person’s ethnicity, though, they may also be called a Qudsi or a Maqdisi; these are terms for Arabic peoples hailing from Jerusalem. It can be complex, though, as this can be a more … Read more