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Countries & Nationalities in the Americas

Hi guys❗ I was wondering if you know the names of some countries and nationalities. How many names of countries in North, Central and South America do you know❓

In case you can't remember some of them, don't 😟. I'll remind you them and how native people from these countries are called.

North America

🇺🇸 (The) United States of America /ˌjʊ.naɪ.tɪd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmer.ɪ.kə/
👨👩 American /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/

🇨🇦 Canada /ˈkæn.ə.də/
👨👩 Canadian /kəˈneɪ.di.ən/

🇲🇽 Mexico /ˈmek.sɪ.kəʊ/
👨👩 Mexican /ˈmek.sɪ.kən/

Central America

🇬🇹 Guatemala /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/
👨👩 Guatemalan /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lən/

🇧🇿 Belize /bəˈliːz/
👨👩 Belizean /bəˈliː.zi.ən/

🇸🇻 El Salvador /ˌel ˈsæl.və.dɔːr/
👨👩 Salvadorean /ˌsæl.vəˈdɔː.ri.ən/

🇭🇳 Honduras /hɒnˈdʒʊə.rəs/
👨👩 Honduranr/hɒnˈdʒʊə.rən/

🇳🇮 Nicaragua /ˌnɪk.ərˈæɡ.ju.ə/
👨👩 Nicaraguan /ˌnɪk.ərˈæɡ.ju.ən/

🇨🇷 Costa Rica /ˌkɒs.tə ˈriː.kə/
👨👩 Costa Rican /ˌkɒs.tə ˈriː.kən/

🇵🇦 Panama /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/
👨👩 Panamanian /ˌpæn.əˈmeɪ.ni.ən/

Caribbean

🇨🇺 Cuba /ˈkjuː.bə/
👨👩 Cuban /ˈkjuː.bən/

🇭🇹 Haiti /ˈheɪ.ti/
👨👩 Haitian /ˈheɪ.ʃən/

🇩🇴 (The) Dominican Republic /dəˈmɪnɪkən rɪˌpʌb.lɪk/
👨👩 Dominican /dəˈmɪnɪkən/

South America

🇨🇴 Colombia /kəˈlɒm.bi.ə/
👨👩 Colombian /kəˈlɒm.bi.ən/

🇪🇨 Ecuador /ˈek.wə.dɔː/
👨👩 Ecuadorian /ˌek.wəˈdɔː.ri.ən/

🇻🇪 Venezuela /ˌven.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/
👨👩 Venezuelan /ven.ɪˈzweɪ.lən/

🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago /ˌtrɪn.ɪ.dæd ənd təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/
👨👩 Trinidadian /ˌtrɪn.ɪˈdæd.i.ən/         | 👨👩 Tobagonian /ˌtəʊ.bəˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/

🇬🇾 Guyana /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/
👨👩 Guyanese /ˌɡaɪ.əˈniːz/

🇸🇷 Suriname /ˌsʊə.rɪˈnæm/
👨👩 Surinamese /ˌsʊə.rɪ.næmˈiːz/

🇵🇪 Peru /pəˈruː/
👨👩 Peruvian /pəˈruː.vi.ən/

🇧🇷 Brazil /brəˈzɪl/
👨👩 Brazilian /brəˈzɪl.jən/

🇧🇴 Bolivia /bəˈlɪv.i.ə/
👨👩 Bolivian /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/

🇨🇱 Chile /ˈtʃɪl.i/
👨👩 Chilean /ˈtʃɪl.i.ən/

🇦🇷 Argentina /ˌɑː.dʒənˈtiː.nə/
👨👩 Argentinian /ˌɑː.dʒənˈtɪn.i.ən/         | 👨👩 Argentine /ˈɑːdʒəntaɪn/

🇵🇾 Paraguay /ˈpær.ə.ɡwaɪ/
👨👩 Paraguayan /ˌpær.əˈɡwaɪ.ən/

🇺🇾 Uruguay /ˈjʊə.rə.ɡwaɪ/
👨👩 Uruguayan /ˌjʊə.rəˈɡwaɪ.ən/

Let's practise❗
Have you ever visited any of these countries❓ What thing do you like the most, landscapes, entertainment, food or people❓ Which language is spoken in that country❓

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