Bahamas

Bahamas (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


Belize

Borrowed from Spanish Belice (atttested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water”).


Argentina

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").


Bolivia

From Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan statesman; Bolívar's own name derives from the village of Bolibar in Spanish Biscay. Its name comes from the Basque bolu (“windmill”) and ibar (“valley”).

Simón Bolívar
Ziortza-Bolibar
sv:Bolivia


Nicaragua

Nicaragua (a country in Central America)


Guatemala

/ɡʉːatɛ²mɑːla/

Guatemala (a country in Central America)


El Salvador

El Salvador (a country in Central America)


Jamaica

Jamaica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Anguilla

Borrowed from Latin anguilla (“eel”), from an uncertain Romance language original.

Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia (an island and country in the Caribbean; capital: Castries)


Dominica

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Costa Rica

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


Grenada

Grenada (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Bermuda

From the name of Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish explorer who discovered the islands in 1515. See Bermúdez.

Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)


Barbados

From Portuguese barbados (“bearded ones”), from barba (“beard”), due to the dense hanging moss or vines in the island.

Barbados (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Georgia

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Ottawa

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


Hawaii

Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.


Los Angeles

Los Angeles (a large city in California, United States)


New York

New York, New York City (the largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States)


Gibraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)


Alaska

Borrowed from English Alaska. From Aleut alaxsxaq (“that toward which the action of the sea is directed”).


Washington

Washington (a state of the United States)

Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.#English

Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)


Brasilien

From Portuguese Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”).

Brasília är huvudstaden i Brasilien.
Brasília is the capital of Brazil.

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


amerikanska

amerikanska (indefinite nominative singular)
amerikanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
amerikanskan (definite nominative singular)
amerikanskans (definite genitive singular)
amerikanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
amerikanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
amerikanskorna (definite nominative plural)
amerikanskornas (definite genitive plural)

amerikan

used both for males and as a gender-neutral form

Hon är amerikanska
She is a [female] American [See vara for why there is no article. "Hon är amerikan" also works.]

två amerikanskor

a female American (female born in, being a citizen of, or inhabiting the United States of America)


amerikansk

head

amerikansk (comparative mer amerikansk, superlative mest amerikansk)

mer amerikansk (comparative)
mest amerikansk (superlative)
amerikansk (indefinite positive)
mer amerikansk (comparative indefinite)
mest amerikansk (indefinite superlative)
amerikanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer amerikanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest amerikanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
amerikanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer amerikanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest amerikanska (indefinite plural superlative)
amerikanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer amerikanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest amerikanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
amerikanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer amerikanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest amerikanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
amerikanska (definite positive)
mer amerikanska (comparative definite)
mest amerikanska (definite superlative)

United States of America
United States of America

American; of or pertaining to the United States of America.


Amerika

United States of America
United States of America#English

(sometimes proscribed) United States of America (a country in North America)


Kuba

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Seattle

När det regnar i Seattle dör silverlaxar i bäckarna runt stan.

2020 December, Caroline Bèchade, “Ny forskning: Bildäck dödar laxar [New research: Car tires kill salmon]”, in SVT Nyheter [SVT News]:

When it rains in Seattle, silver salmon die in the small streams around the city.

Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)


amerikan

amerikan (indefinite nominative singular)
amerikans (genitive indefinite singular)
amerikanen (definite nominative singular)
amerikanens (definite genitive singular)
amerikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
amerikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
amerikanerna (definite nominative plural)
amerikanernas (definite genitive plural)

Jag är amerikan

I'm an American [See vara for why there is no article]

Amerikaner kommer från USA / Förenta staterna

an American (person born in, or a citizen or inhabitant of, the United States of America)


bolivian

bolivian (indefinite nominative singular)
bolivians (genitive indefinite singular)
bolivianen (definite nominative singular)
bolivianens (definite genitive singular)
bolivianer (indefinite nominative plural)
bolivianers (genitive indefinite plural)
bolivianerna (definite nominative plural)
bolivianernas (definite genitive plural)


Trinidad och Tobago

Trinidad och Tobago n (genitive Trinidad och Tobagos)

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Trinidad och Tobago.wav

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English

Trinidad and Tobago (a country consisting of two main islands in the Caribbean)


Dominikanska republiken

Dominikanska republiken n (genitive Dominikanska republikens)

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic#English

Dominican Republic (a country in the Caribbean)


Amerikas förenta stater

Amerikas förenta stater n (genitive Amerikas förenta staters)

(formal) United States of America (a country in North America)


Amerikanska Samoa

Amerikanska Samoa n (genitive Amerikanska Samoas)

American Samoa (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United States in Polynesia)


Antigua och Barbuda

Antigua och Barbuda n (genitive Antigua och Barbudas)

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Antigua och Barbuda.wav

Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda#English

Antigua and Barbuda (a country in the Caribbean)


boliviansk

boliviansk (indefinite positive)
bolivianskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
bolivianska (indefinite plural positive)
bolivianske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
bolivianske (definite masculine positive singular)
bolivianska (definite positive)


bolivianska

bolivianska (indefinite nominative singular)
bolivianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
bolivianskan (definite nominative singular)
bolivianskans (definite genitive singular)
bolivianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
bolivianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
bolivianskorna (definite nominative plural)
bolivianskornas (definite genitive plural)


Brittiska Jungfruöarna

Brittiska Jungfruöarna c pl (genitive Brittiska Jungfruöarnas)

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


Caymanöarna

Cayman Islands (three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea)


Falklandsöarna

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English:_Q9648

Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic)


antiguan

antiguan (indefinite nominative singular)
antiguans (genitive indefinite singular)
antiguanen (definite nominative singular)
antiguanens (definite genitive singular)
antiguaner (indefinite nominative plural)
antiguaners (genitive indefinite plural)
antiguanerna (definite nominative plural)
antiguanernas (definite genitive plural)

Antiguan; person, chiefly male, from Antigua


panaman

panaman (indefinite nominative singular)
panamans (genitive indefinite singular)
panamanen (definite nominative singular)
panamanens (definite genitive singular)
panamaner (indefinite nominative plural)
panamaners (genitive indefinite plural)
panamanerna (definite nominative plural)
panamanernas (definite genitive plural)


antiguansk

antiguansk (comparative mer antiguansk, superlative mest antiguansk)

mer antiguansk (comparative)
mest antiguansk (superlative)
antiguansk (indefinite positive)
mer antiguansk (comparative indefinite)
mest antiguansk (indefinite superlative)
antiguanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer antiguanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest antiguanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
antiguanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer antiguanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest antiguanska (indefinite plural superlative)
antiguanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer antiguanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest antiguanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
antiguanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer antiguanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest antiguanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
antiguanska (definite positive)
mer antiguanska (comparative definite)
mest antiguanska (definite superlative)

Antiguan (of or pertaining to Antigua or Antiguan people)


paraguayan

paraguayan (indefinite nominative singular)
paraguayans (genitive indefinite singular)
paraguayanen (definite nominative singular)
paraguayanens (definite genitive singular)
paraguayaner (indefinite nominative plural)
paraguayaners (genitive indefinite plural)
paraguayanerna (definite nominative plural)
paraguayanernas (definite genitive plural)


argentinsk

argentinsk (comparative mer argentinsk, superlative mest argentinsk)

mer argentinsk (comparative)
mest argentinsk (superlative)
argentinsk (indefinite positive)
mer argentinsk (comparative indefinite)
mest argentinsk (indefinite superlative)
argentinskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer argentinskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest argentinskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
argentinska (indefinite plural positive)
mer argentinska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest argentinska (indefinite plural superlative)
argentinske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer argentinska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest argentinska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
argentinske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer argentinske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest argentinske (definite masculine singular superlative)
argentinska (definite positive)
mer argentinska (comparative definite)
mest argentinska (definite superlative)

Argentine (of or pertaining to Argentina or Argentine people)


peruan

peruan (indefinite nominative singular)
peruans (genitive indefinite singular)
peruanen (definite nominative singular)
peruanens (definite genitive singular)
peruaner (indefinite nominative plural)
peruaners (genitive indefinite plural)
peruanerna (definite nominative plural)
peruanernas (definite genitive plural)


uruguayan

uruguayan (indefinite nominative singular)
uruguayans (genitive indefinite singular)
uruguayanen (definite nominative singular)
uruguayanens (definite genitive singular)
uruguayaner (indefinite nominative plural)
uruguayaners (genitive indefinite plural)
uruguayanerna (definite nominative plural)
uruguayanernas (definite genitive plural)


Kalifornien

Borrowed from English California, from Spanish California.

California (a state of the United States)


Saint Christopher och Nevis

Saint Christopher och Nevis n (genitive Saint Christopher och Nevis)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis#English

Saint Kitts and Nevis (a country consisting of two islands in the Caribbean)


brasilianare

brasilianare (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilianares (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianaren (definite nominative singular)
brasilianarens (definite genitive singular)
brasilianare (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianares (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianarna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianarnas (definite genitive plural)


brasilianska

brasilianska (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilianskas (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianskan (definite nominative singular)
brasilianskans (definite genitive singular)
brasilianskor (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianskors (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianskorna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianskornas (definite genitive plural)


chilenska

chilenska (indefinite nominative singular)
chilenskas (genitive indefinite singular)
chilenskan (definite nominative singular)
chilenskans (definite genitive singular)
chilenskor (indefinite nominative plural)
chilenskors (genitive indefinite plural)
chilenskorna (definite nominative plural)
chilenskornas (definite genitive plural)


chilenare

chilenare (indefinite nominative singular)
chilenares (genitive indefinite singular)
chilenaren (definite nominative singular)
chilenarens (definite genitive singular)
chilenare (indefinite nominative plural)
chilenares (genitive indefinite plural)
chilenarna (definite nominative plural)
chilenarnas (definite genitive plural)


brasiliansk

brasiliansk (indefinite positive)
mer brasiliansk (comparative indefinite)
mest brasiliansk (indefinite superlative)
brasilianskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer brasilianskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest brasilianskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
brasilianska (indefinite plural positive)
mer brasilianska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest brasilianska (indefinite plural superlative)
brasilianske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer brasilianska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest brasilianska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
brasilianske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer brasilianske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest brasilianske (definite masculine singular superlative)
brasilianska (definite positive)
mer brasilianska (comparative definite)
mest brasilianska (definite superlative)


Nordmarianerna

Northern Marianas
Northern Marianas#English

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands#English

Northern Marianas, Northern Mariana Islands (an archipelago and dependent territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean)


Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna

LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Saint Vincent och Grenadinerna.wav

The Caribbean island Saint Vincent was named by Columbus, since it was discovered on January 22, 1498, the day of Saint Vincent of Saragossa.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#English

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (an archipelago and country in the Caribbean)


argentinska

argentinska (indefinite nominative singular)
argentinskas (genitive indefinite singular)
argentinskan (definite nominative singular)
argentinskans (definite genitive singular)
argentinskor (indefinite nominative plural)
argentinskors (genitive indefinite plural)
argentinskorna (definite nominative plural)
argentinskornas (definite genitive plural)


Förenta staterna

Förenta staterna n (genitive Förenta staternas)

United States (a country in North America)


Centralamerika

Centralamerika n (genitive Centralamerikas)


brasilian

brasilian (indefinite nominative singular)
brasilians (genitive indefinite singular)
brasilianen (definite nominative singular)
brasilianens (definite genitive singular)
brasilianer (indefinite nominative plural)
brasilianers (genitive indefinite plural)
brasilianerna (definite nominative plural)
brasilianernas (definite genitive plural)


argentinare

argentinare (indefinite nominative singular)
argentinares (genitive indefinite singular)
argentinaren (definite nominative singular)
argentinarens (definite genitive singular)
argentinare (indefinite nominative plural)
argentinares (genitive indefinite plural)
argentinarna (definite nominative plural)
argentinarnas (definite genitive plural)


alaskisk

alaskisk (indefinite positive)
alaskiskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
alaskiska (indefinite plural positive)
alaskiske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
alaskiske (definite masculine positive singular)
alaskiska (definite positive)


alaskier

alaskier (indefinite nominative singular)
alaskiers (genitive indefinite singular)
alaskiern (definite nominative singular)
alaskierns (definite genitive singular)
alaskier (indefinite nominative plural)
alaskiers (genitive indefinite plural)
alaskierna (definite nominative plural)
alaskiernas (definite genitive plural)


anguillan

anguillan (indefinite nominative singular)
anguillans (genitive indefinite singular)
anguillanen (definite nominative singular)
anguillanens (definite genitive singular)
anguillaner (indefinite nominative plural)
anguillaners (genitive indefinite plural)
anguillanerna (definite nominative plural)
anguillanernas (definite genitive plural)


antiguanska

antiguanska (indefinite nominative singular)
antiguanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
antiguanskan (definite nominative singular)
antiguanskans (definite genitive singular)
antiguanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
antiguanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
antiguanskorna (definite nominative plural)
antiguanskornas (definite genitive plural)


aruban

aruban (indefinite nominative singular)
arubans (genitive indefinite singular)
arubanen (definite nominative singular)
arubanens (definite genitive singular)
arubaner (indefinite nominative plural)
arubaners (genitive indefinite plural)
arubanerna (definite nominative plural)
arubanernas (definite genitive plural)

Aruban; person, chiefly male, from Aruba


arubanska

arubanska (indefinite nominative singular)
arubanskas (genitive indefinite singular)
arubanskan (definite nominative singular)
arubanskans (definite genitive singular)
arubanskor (indefinite nominative plural)
arubanskors (genitive indefinite plural)
arubanskorna (definite nominative plural)
arubanskornas (definite genitive plural)


anguillansk

anguillansk (comparative mer anguillansk, superlative mest anguillansk)

mer anguillansk (comparative)
mest anguillansk (superlative)
anguillansk (indefinite positive)
mer anguillansk (comparative indefinite)
mest anguillansk (indefinite superlative)
anguillanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer anguillanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest anguillanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
anguillanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer anguillanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest anguillanska (indefinite plural superlative)
anguillanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer anguillanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest anguillanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
anguillanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer anguillanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest anguillanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
anguillanska (definite positive)
mer anguillanska (comparative definite)
mest anguillanska (definite superlative)

Anguillan (of or pertaining to Anguilla or Anguillan people)


arubansk

arubansk (comparative mer arubansk, superlative mest arubansk)

mer arubansk (comparative)
mest arubansk (superlative)
arubansk (indefinite positive)
mer arubansk (comparative indefinite)
mest arubansk (indefinite superlative)
arubanskt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
mer arubanskt (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mest arubanskt (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
arubanska (indefinite plural positive)
mer arubanska (comparative indefinite plural)
mest arubanska (indefinite plural superlative)
arubanske (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
mer arubanska (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
mest arubanska (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
arubanske (definite masculine positive singular)
mer arubanske (comparative definite masculine singular)
mest arubanske (definite masculine singular superlative)
arubanska (definite positive)
mer arubanska (comparative definite)
mest arubanska (definite superlative)

Aruban (of or pertaining to Aruba or Andorran Aruba)


salvadoran

salvadoran (indefinite nominative singular)
salvadorans (genitive indefinite singular)
salvadoranen (definite nominative singular)
salvadoranens (definite genitive singular)
salvadoraner (indefinite nominative plural)
salvadoraners (genitive indefinite plural)
salvadoranerna (definite nominative plural)
salvadoranernas (definite genitive plural)


belizier

belizier (indefinite nominative singular)
beliziers (genitive indefinite singular)
beliziern (definite nominative singular)
belizierns (definite genitive singular)
belizier (indefinite nominative plural)
beliziers (genitive indefinite plural)
belizierna (definite nominative plural)
beliziernas (definite genitive plural)


barbadier

barbadier (indefinite nominative singular)
barbadiers (genitive indefinite singular)
barbadiern (definite nominative singular)
barbadierns (definite genitive singular)
barbadier (indefinite nominative plural)
barbadiers (genitive indefinite plural)
barbadierna (definite nominative plural)
barbadiernas (definite genitive plural)


Staterna

(informal) the States, the United States of America


Amerikat

Compound of Amerika (“United States of America”) + -t (“the”), literally the pleonasm "The America". Used since the 19th century.

suffix

Hälsningar från Amerikat!

(colloquial, now humorous) the United States of America


beliziska

beliziska (indefinite nominative singular)
beliziskas (genitive indefinite singular)
beliziskan (definite nominative singular)
beliziskans (definite genitive singular)
beliziskor (indefinite nominative plural)
beliziskors (genitive indefinite plural)
beliziskorna (definite nominative plural)
beliziskornas (definite genitive plural)


honduranska

honduranska (indefinite nominative singular)
honduranskas (genitive indefinite singular)
honduranskan (definite nominative singular)
honduranskans (definite genitive singular)
honduranskor (indefinite nominative plural)
honduranskors (genitive indefinite plural)
honduranskorna (definite nominative plural)
honduranskornas (definite genitive plural)


paraguayare

paraguayare (indefinite nominative singular)
paraguayares (genitive indefinite singular)
paraguayaren (definite nominative singular)
paraguayarens (definite genitive singular)
paraguayare (indefinite nominative plural)
paraguayares (genitive indefinite plural)
paraguayarna (definite nominative plural)
paraguayarnas (definite genitive plural)


uruguayare

uruguayare (indefinite nominative singular)
uruguayares (genitive indefinite singular)
uruguayaren (definite nominative singular)
uruguayarens (definite genitive singular)
uruguayare (indefinite nominative plural)
uruguayares (genitive indefinite plural)
uruguayarna (definite nominative plural)
uruguayarnas (definite genitive plural)


centralamerikan

centralamerikan (indefinite nominative singular)
centralamerikans (genitive indefinite singular)
centralamerikanen (definite nominative singular)
centralamerikanens (definite genitive singular)
centralamerikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
centralamerikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
centralamerikanerna (definite nominative plural)
centralamerikanernas (definite genitive plural)


mellanamerikan

mellanamerikan (indefinite nominative singular)
mellanamerikans (genitive indefinite singular)
mellanamerikanen (definite nominative singular)
mellanamerikanens (definite genitive singular)
mellanamerikaner (indefinite nominative plural)
mellanamerikaners (genitive indefinite plural)
mellanamerikanerna (definite nominative plural)
mellanamerikanernas (definite genitive plural)


eldsländare

eldsländare (indefinite nominative singular)
eldsländares (genitive indefinite singular)
eldsländaren (definite nominative singular)
eldsländarens (definite genitive singular)
eldsländare (indefinite nominative plural)
eldsländares (genitive indefinite plural)
eldsländarna (definite nominative plural)
eldsländarnas (definite genitive plural)

Fuegian (inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego)