Synonyms and antonyms of Words for people according to the part of the world they come from in British Thesaurus

Aboriginal (noun)

old-fashioned an Australian Aboriginal person. This word is now considered offensive when used as a noun.

Aborigine (noun)

offensive an Australian Aboriginal person. This word was commonly used in the past, but is now considered offensive.

Afghan (noun)

someone from Afghanistan

Afghanistani (noun)

someone from Afghanistan

African (noun)

someone from Africa

African American (noun)

someone from the US who belongs to a race of people that has dark skin and whose family originally came from Africa

African Caribbean (noun)

someone from the Caribbean who belongs to a race of people that has dark skin and whose family originally came from Africa

Afrikaner (noun)

someone from South Africa whose family originally came from northern Europe, especially during the 17th century

Afro-Caribbean (noun)

an African Caribbean

Albanian (noun)

someone from Albania

Algerian (noun)

someone from Algeria

allophone (noun)

Canadian someone living in Canada who does not speak English or French as their first language

American (noun)

someone from the US

American (noun)

someone from North America, South America, or the Caribbean

American Indian (noun)

a Native American

Amerindian (noun)

a Native American. This word is used especially in books about Native American society or languages.

Anglo (noun)

mainly American a white person who speaks English, especially one whose family originally came from Britain

Anglo-American (noun)

someone from the US whose family originally came from the UK

Anglo-Asian (noun)

someone from the UK whose family originally came from Asia

Anglo-Indian (noun)

someone whose family was partly British and partly Indian

Angolan (noun)

someone from Angola

Arab (noun)

someone from the Middle East or North Africa who speaks Arabic

Armenian (noun)

someone from Armenia

Asian (noun)

someone who is from one of the countries in Asia, especially one of the countries in South Asia such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka

Asian American (noun)

someone who lives in the US but whose family is from Asia

Australasian (noun)

someone from Australasia (=the area of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the nearby Pacific islands)

Australian (noun)

someone from Australia

Austrian (noun)

someone from Austria

the Basotho (noun)

a group of people from Lesotho and South Africa

Basque (noun)

someone from the Basque Country of southern France and northern Spain

Bedouin (noun)

someone who belongs to an Arab people that lives in the desert in tents

Belarusian (noun)

someone from Belarus

Belgian (noun)

someone from Belgium

Belorussian (noun)

a Belarusian

Bengali (noun)

someone from Bangladesh or West Bengal in India

the Beninese (noun)

the people of Benin

the Bhutanese (noun)

the people of Bhutan

Boer (noun)

someone whose family went from the Netherlands to live in South Africa a long time ago

Bolivian (noun)

someone from Bolivia

Bosnian (noun)

someone from Bosnia, or Bosnia and Herzegovina

the British (adjective)

the people of the UK

Briton (noun)

mainly journalism someone from the UK. The usual way of talking about someone from the UK is to say that he or she is British.

Bulgarian (noun)

someone from Bulgaria

the Burmese (noun)

the people of Myanmar

Bushman (noun)

a member of a group of people who live in southern Africa and who traditionally lived by hunting

Cajun (noun)

a member of a group of people in the US state of Louisiana who speak a type of French and are known for their folk music and spicy food

Canadian (noun)

a person from Canada

Celt (noun)

someone who is related to the ancient Celts

Chicana (noun)

American a female citizen of the US who was born in Mexico or whose family was originally from Mexico

Chicano (noun)

American a male citizen of the US who was born in Mexico or whose family was originally from Mexico

creole (noun)

someone with European and African ancestors who lives in the West Indies

creole (noun)

someone with Spanish ancestors who lives in the Caribbean, Central America, or South America

creole (noun)

someone with French ancestors who lives in the southern US

Croat (noun)

someone from Croatia

Cypriot (noun)

someone from Cyprus

Czech (noun)

someone from the Czech Republic

Dane (noun)

someone from Denmark

desi (noun)

a word meaning someone of South Asian origin, used especially by people from South Asia

Dominican (noun)

someone from Dominica or from the Dominican Republic

the Dutch (noun)

the people of the Netherlands

Dutchman (noun)

a man from the Netherlands

Dutchwoman (noun)

a woman from the Netherlands

easterner (noun)

someone from the eastern US, especially the northeastern part of the country

the East Timorese (noun)

the people of East Timor

Egyptian (noun)

someone from Egypt

the English (noun)

the people of England. You use Englishman or Englishwoman to talk about one English person

Englishman (noun)

a man from England

Englishwoman (noun)

a woman from England

Estonian (noun)

someone from Estonia

European (noun)

someone who is from Europe

Fijian (noun)

someone from Fiji

Filipina (noun)

a woman or girl from the Philippines

Filipino (noun)

someone from the Philippines

Finn (noun)

someone from Finland

First Australians (noun)

the Aboriginal people of Australia, who lived there before Europeans arrived

First Nation (noun)

Canadian one of the groups of people who originally lived in North, Central, and South America before European people came to live there

First Nation peoples (noun)

Australian the various groups of people who lived in Australia for thousands of years before Europeans came to live there

the French (noun)

the people of France. You refer to one person from France as a French person, a Frenchman, or a Frenchwoman

French Canadian (noun)

someone from the part of Canada where most people speak French

Frenchman (noun)

a man from France

Frenchwoman (noun)

a woman from France

the Gabonese (noun)

the people of Gabon

German (noun)

someone from Germany

Greek (noun)

a person from Greece

Gujarati (noun)

someone from the state of Gujarat in western India

the Guyanese (noun)

the people of Guyana

Highlander (noun)

someone who comes from the Scottish Highlands

Hispanic (noun)

someone, especially in the US, whose family originally came from Spain or another country where Spanish is spoken

Hungarian (noun)

someone from Hungary

Indian (noun)

someone from India, or whose family originally came from India

Indonesian (noun)

someone from Indonesia

Inuit (noun)

a member of a group of people who live in northern Siberia, Canada, Alaska, and Greenland

Iraqi (noun)

someone from Iraq

the Irish (noun)

the people of Ireland. An Irishman is a man from Ireland and an Irishwoman is a woman from Ireland.

Israeli (noun)

someone from Israel

Italian (noun)

someone from Italy

the Japanese (noun)

someone from Japan

the Japanese (noun)

the people of Japan

Kazakh (noun)

someone from Kazakhstan

Khoisan (noun)

peoples who lived in southern Africa for a long time before other people came to live there

Kiswahili ()

Swahili

Koori (noun)

Australian an Aboriginal person

Korean (noun)

someone from Korea

Kurd (noun)

a member of a group of people from the Middle East, especially parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran

Kyrgyz (noun)

someone from Kyrgyzstan

Latin (noun)

someone from a European country such as Italy or Spain whose language developed from Latin

Latina (noun)

a woman or girl from Mexico, Central America, or South America who speaks Spanish or Portuguese

Latina (noun)

a woman or girl who is a citizen of the US and whose family was originally from Mexico, Central America, or South America

Latin American (noun)

someone from Mexico, Central America, or South America who speaks Spanish or Portuguese

Latino (noun)

mainly American someone from Mexico, Central America, or South America who speaks Spanish or Portuguese

Latino (noun)

mainly American a citizen of the US whose family was originally from Mexico, Central America, or South America

Latvian (noun)

someone from Latvia

the Lebanese (noun)

the people of Lebanon

Lithuanian (noun)

someone from Lithuania

the Malagasy (noun)

the people of Madagascar

Malay (noun)

a member of a race of people from Malaysia and Indonesia

the Maltese (noun)

the people of Malta

Manx (noun)

the people of the Isle of Man

Maori (noun)

someone who belongs to the race of people who were living in New Zealand before Europeans arrived

the Marshallese (noun)

the people of the Marshall Islands

mestiza (noun)

a South American woman who has some ancestors who are Spanish and some who are Native American

mestizo (noun)

a South American man who has some ancestors who are Spanish and some who are Native American

Mexican (noun)

someone from Mexico

Mongolian (noun)

someone from Mongolia

Native American (noun)

someone who belongs to one of the tribes (=groups of people) who lived in North and South America before Europeans arrived

the Nepalese (noun)

the people of Nepal

New Australian (noun)

someone who has recently come to Australia to live permanently, especially someone whose first language is not English

Norwegian (noun)

someone from Norway

NRI (noun)

Indian English a non-resident Indian: an Indian who lives outside India

Pakistani (noun)

someone from Pakistan

Palestinian (noun)

someone from Palestine

Persian (noun)

someone from the ancient country of Persia

Persian (noun)

someone from Iran. The usual word is Iranian.

Peruvian (noun)

someone from Peru

pigmy ()

another spelling of pygmy

Pole (noun)

someone from Poland

the Portuguese (adjective)

the people of Portugal

Punjabi (noun)

someone who comes from the Punjab region of India or Pakistan, or whose family originally comes from that area

the Roma (noun)

the Romany people

Romanian (noun)

someone from Romania

Romany (noun)

a member of a group of people who originally came from India and who sometimes travel around rather than live in one place

Russian (noun)

someone from Russia

Salvadorian (noun)

someone from El Salvador

the Sami (noun)

a group of people who live in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia

Samoan (noun)

someone from Samoa

the Sanmarinese (noun)

the people of San Marino

Scandinavian (noun)

someone from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, or Finland

Scot (noun)

someone from Scotland

Scotsman (noun)

a man from Scotland

Scotswoman (noun)

a woman from Scotland

Semite (noun)

someone who belongs to any of several groups of people who originally came from the Middle East, including Jews and Arabs

the Senegalese (noun)

the people of Senegal

Serbian (noun)

someone from Serbia

the Seychellois (noun)

the people of the Seychelles

Singhalese ()

another spelling of Sinhalese

Sinhalese (noun)

a person who is a member of the main group of people who live in Sri Lanka

Slav (noun)

someone from Russia, Poland, or any of the other countries of central and eastern Europe where people speak a Slavic language

Slovak (noun)

someone from Slovakia

Slovene (noun)

someone from Slovenia

Somali (noun)

someone from Somalia

Sotho-Tswana (noun)

a name given to a group of peoples who live in Botswana, Lesotho and central South Africa

the Soviets (noun)

the people of the USSR when it existed in the past

Spaniard (noun)

someone from Spain

the Spanish (noun)

the people of Spain

the Sudanese (noun)

the people of Sudan

the Surinamese (noun)

the people of Suriname

Swahili (noun)

someone from eastern Africa who speaks Swahili as their first language

Swazi (noun)

someone from Swaziland

Swede (noun)

someone who comes from Sweden

the Swiss (noun)

the people of Switzerland

Tajik (noun)

someone from Tajikistan

Tamil (noun)

a member of a group of people from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka or Singapore

Thai (noun)

someone from Thailand

the Togolese (noun)

the people of Togo

Tongan (noun)

someone from Tonga

Torres Strait Islander (noun)

a person from the Torres Strait Islands, which are between northern Australia and New Guinea

Turk (noun)

someone from Turkey

Turkmen (noun)

someone from Turkmenistan

Tuvaluan (noun)

someone from Tuvalu

Ukrainian (noun)

someone from Ukraine

Uzbek (noun)

someone from Uzbekistan

the Vietnamese (noun)

the people of Vietnam

volk (noun)

South African an old-fashioned name sometimes given to the Afrikaner people as a whole

the Welsh (noun)

the people of Wales. You use Welshman or Welshwoman to talk about one Welsh person.

Welshman (noun)

a man from Wales

Welshwoman (noun)

a woman from Wales

westerner (noun)

someone from Western Europe or the United States

Xhosa (noun)

a member of a South African people who live mainly in the Cape regions of the country

Yankee (noun)

someone from the northern part of the US, especially from New England

the Yoruba (noun)

someone who is a member of the Yoruba people of West Africa

the Yoruba (noun)

a group of people from Nigeria and Benin in West Africa

Yugoslav (noun)

someone who lived in the country of Yugoslavia, which existed between 1918 and 1991

Zulu (noun)

a member of a South African people who live mainly in the southeast of the country