Use 'someone from Mexico' instead.)Ī Pakistani* (may be offensive in the UK.
Geographic region/ContinentĪn African* (an African person, someone from Africa)Īn Asian* (an Asian person, someone from Asia)Ī Congolese person (note: this refers to people from the Republic of the Congo as well)Ī Salvadoran (also accepted are Salvadorian & Salvadorean)Ī Kazakhstani (used as a noun, 'a Kazakh' refers to an ethnic group, not a nationality)Ī Laotian (used as a noun, 'a Lao' refers to an ethnic group, not a nationality)Ī Mexican* (may be offensive in the USA. Alternative formulations, less likely to give offense, are given in parentheses. This is the case for the examples with an asterisk below.
When this is the case, many people will not use it, but will instead use a more neutral adjective + 'people' formulation or 'people from' + country name. In some cases, a nationality or regional noun may be negatively corrolated for some people, for historic or political reasons. Describing a group: The Chinese enjoy fireworks.Describing a group: Spaniards often drink wine.
