The most common demonym for someone from Greenland is Greenlander, though the term Greenlandic is also used. However, the real answer is more complex; most Greenlanders are Inuit and identify themselves as such rather than as Greenlanders. There are also many Danish and other Nordic … Read more
Someone from Iceland is called Icelandic. The relationship to Iceland could be ancestral, residential, or simply legal, but in any case you could call a person with relation to Iceland Icelandic. Icelanders themselves are the primary ethnic group of Iceland, though you also have considerable … Read more
Someone from Niger is called Nigerien, not to be confused with Nigerians from Nigeria. This is the standard demonym for a person from Niger or a person of Niger descent or nationality. The real picture, though, is a bit more complex as Niger is a … Read more
Someone from Wales is called Welsh. This is the standard demonym for a person of Welsh nationality, ancestry, or who has become Welsh in some sense or another. You may also refer to them as British, but it’s likely they will prefer Welsh. Welsh denotes … Read more
Someone from Zimbabwe is called Zimbabwean. This is the standard demonym for a person of Zimbabwean nationality. There may be many other associations that make one Zimbabwean, whether cultural, ancestral, historical or simply residential. The country comprises multiple ethnic groups which may be the more … Read more
Someone from Ghana is called Ghanaian, and crucially not Ghanian. The Ghanian people are both anyone who lives in Ghana as well as being a specific cultural group that can also be found outside of Ghana. Ghana itself is comprised of multiple ethnic groups, many … Read more
Someone from Peru is called Peruvian. If you are a citizen of Peru, whatever else may be said about your background, you are Peruvian. Peru, though, is a fairly complex question when it comes to ethnicity, and locals may feel their ethnic identity more keenly … Read more
Someone from Israel is called Israeli. This is the simplest term for someone of Israeli nationality in the legal sense. Ethnically speaking, most Israelis are of Jewish descent, although this is by no means a monolithic term; there are many different Jewish ethnicities. There are … Read more
The correct term for someone from Argentina is an “Argentine”, crucially not an “Argentinian”. Argentina is extremely ethnically diverse and while there are many groups in the nation which may consider themselves something else before Argentine, for a citizen of Argentina the word is Argentine. … Read more
Someone from Barbados is called a Barbadian, or sometimes a Bajan. Barbados and the Barbadian diaspora represents a number of distinct ethnic groups, and so not all Barbadians consider themselves to be Barbadians first and foremost—they may instead define themselves by their ethnic identity. Either … Read more