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Countries & Nationalities in Europe

Hello guys❗ Following on from the last vocabulary post, Countries & Nationalities in Americas, today's post is about European Countries and Nationalities. How many names of countries in Europe 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.

Europe

🇵🇹 Portugal /ˈpɔː.tʃə.ɡəl/
👨👩 Portuguese /ˌpɔː.tʃəˈɡiːz//

🇪🇸 Spain /speɪn/
👨👩 Spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/         | a 👨/👩 Spaniard /ˈspæn.jəd/

🇫🇷 France /frɑːns/
👨👩 French /frentʃ/         | a 👨 Frenchman /ˈfrentʃ.mən/         | a 👩 Frenchwoman /ˈfrentʃˌwʊm.ən/

🇧🇪 Belgium /ˈbel.dʒəm/
👨👩 Belgian /ˈbel.dʒən/

🇳🇴 Norway /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
👨👩 Norwegian /nɔːˈwiː.dʒən/

🇳🇱 (the) Netherlands /ˈneð.ə.ləndz/         | 🇳🇱 Holland /ˈhɒl.ənd/
👨👩 Dutch /dʌtʃ/         | a 👨 Dutchman /ˈdʌtʃ.mən/         | a 👩 Dutchwoman /ˈdʌtʃ.wʊm.ən/

🇱🇺 Luxembourg /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/
👨👩 Luxembourg /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/        | a 👨/👩 Luxembourger /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜː.ɡə/

🇩🇪 Germany /ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni/
👨👩 German /ˈdʒɜː.mən/

🇩🇰 Denmark /ˈden.mɑːk/
👨👩 Danish /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/        | a 👨/👩 Dane /deɪn/

🇨🇭 Switzerland /ˈswɪt.sə.lənd/
👨👩 Swiss /swɪs/

🇮🇹 Italy /ˈɪt.əl.i/
👨👩 Italian /ɪˈtæl.jən/

🇸🇪 Sweden /ˈswiː.dən/
👨👩 Swedish /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/        | a 👨/👩 Swede /swiːd/

🇦🇹 Austria /ˈɒs.tri.ə/
👨👩 Australian /ɒsˈtreɪ.li.ən/

🇨🇿 (the) Czech Republic /ˌtʃek rɪˈpʌblɪk/
👨👩 Czech /tʃek/

🇵🇱 Poland /ˈpəʊ.lənd/
👨👩 Polish /ˈpəʊ.lɪʃ/        | a 👨/👩 Pole /pəʊl/

🇫🇮 Finland /ˈfɪn.lənd/
👨👩 Finnish /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/        | a 👨/👩 Finn /fɪn/

🇸🇮 Slovenia /sləˈviː.ni.ə/
👨👩 Slovene /ˈsləʊ.viːn/        | 👨👩 Slovenian /sləˈviː.ni.ən/

🇭🇷 Croatia /krəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/
👨👩 Croatian /krəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/

🇸🇰 Slovakia /sləˈvæk.i.ə/
👨👩 Slovak /ˈsləʊ.væk/

🇭🇺 Hungary /ˈhʌŋ.ɡər.i/
👨👩 Hungarian /hʌŋˈɡeə.ri.ən/

🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina /ˌbɒz.ni.əˌhɜːt.səˈɡɒv.ɪ.nə/
👨👩 Bosnian /ˈbɒz.ni.ən/        | 👨👩 Herzegovinian /ˌhɜːt.sə.ɡəˈvɪn.i.ən/

🇲🇪 Montenegro /ˌmɒn.tɪˈniː.ɡrəʊ/
👨👩 Montenegrin /ˌmɒn.tɪˈniː.ɡrɪn/

🇪🇪 Estonia /esˈtəʊ.ni.ə/
👨👩 Nicaraguan /ˌnɪk.ərˈæɡ.ju.ən/

🇱🇻 Latvia /ˈlæt.vi.ə/
👨👩 Latvian /ˈlæt.vi.ən/

🇱🇹 Lithuania /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/
👨👩 Lithuanian /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ən/

🇷🇸 Serbia /ˈsɜː.bi.ə/
👨👩 Serbian /ˈsɜː.bi.ən/        | a 👨/👩 Serb /sɜːb/

🇦🇱 Albania /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/
👨👩 Albanian /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/

🇧🇾 Belarus /ˌbel.əˈruːs/
👨👩 Belarusian /ˌbel.əˈrʌʃ.ən/

🇺🇦 Ukraine /juːˈkreɪn/
👨👩 Ukranian /juːˈkreɪ.ni.ən/

🇷🇴 Romania /ruˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
👨👩 Romanian /ruˈmeɪ.ni.ən/

🇲🇰 (the) Republic of Macedonia /ˌrɪˈpʌb.lɪk əv mæs.əˌdəʊ.ni.ə/
👨👩 Macedonian /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.ni.ən/

🇬🇷 Greece /ɡriːs/
👨👩 Greek /ɡriːk/

🇧🇬 Bulgaria /bʌlˈɡeə.ri.ə/
👨👩 Balgarian /bʌlˈɡeə.ri.ən/

🇷🇺 Russia /ˈrʌʃ.ə/
👨👩 Russianan /ˈrʌʃ·ən/

🇲🇩 Moldova /mɒlˈdəʊ.və//
👨👩 Moldovanan /mɒlˈdəʊ.vən/

🇮🇪 (the Republic of) Ireland /ˈaɪə.lənd/
👨👩 Irish /ˈaɪə.rɪʃ/


🇬🇧 (the) United Kingdom /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
👨👩 Btitish /ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/

*(the) United Kingdom is officially called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland /ˌnɔː.ðən ˈaɪə.lənd/

Great Britain /ˌɡreɪt ˈbrɪt.ən/
👨👩 Briton /ˈbrɪt.ən/

*Great Britain consists of Scotland, Wales and England.

󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland /ˈskɒt.lənd/
👨👩 Scottish /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/         | a 👨/👩 Scot /skɒt/

Wales /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/
👨👩 Welsh /welʃ/         | a 👨 Welshman /ˈwelʃ.mən/         | a 👩 Welshwoman /ˈwelʃ.wʊm.ən/

England /ˌsʊə.rɪˈnæm/
👨👩 English /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/         | a 👨 Englishman /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/         | a 👩 Englishwoman /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃˌwʊm.ən/


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

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