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English B2
Countries, nationalities and languages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The United States/the US(A), the United Kingdom/the UK | |
| the Netherlands, the Philippines | |
| the United Arab Emirates/the UAE | |
| the European Union/the EU | |
| the Commonwealth; the Commonwealth of Independent States | a group of countries with the same political or economic aims |
| Flemish | the main language of nothern Belgium |
| Danish | belonging to or relating to Denmark, its people, or its language |
| Maltese | belonging to or relating to Malta, its people, or its language |
| Vietnamese | belonging to or relating to Vietnam, its people, or its language |
| Taiwanese (plural Taiwanese) | belonging to or relating to Taiwan or its people |
| Israeli | belonging or relating to Israel or its people |
| Iraqi | belonging or relating to Iraq or its people |
| Kuwaiti | belonging or relating to Kuwait or its people |
| Pakistani | belonging or relating to Pakistan or its people |
| Yemeni | belonging or relating to Yemen or its people |
| Bangladeshi | belonging or relating to Bangladesh or its people |
| Icelandic | belonging or relating to Iceland or its people |
| Slavonic | of or relating to Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, and other countries of central and eastern Europe |
| Swiss, Thai, Greek. Dutch, Cypriot | Switzerland, Thailand, Greece, the Netherlands, Cyprus |
| a Finn, a Swede, a Turk, a Spaniard, a Dane, a Briton, an Arab, a Pole (nouns for referring to people) | Finland, Sweden, Turkei, Spain, Denmark, Britain, a person from Western Asia or North Africa who speaks Arabic as a first language, Poland |
| a German, an Italian, a Belgian, a Catalan, a Greek, an African, a European (the adjective as a noun) | Belgium, Catalonia, Africa |
| a Dutch man, a French woman, an Irish person, an Icelandic man | Some need woman/ man/ person added to them, so if in doubt, use them |
| belong to ethnic groups or regional groups | African-Caribbean, Asian, Latin American, North African, Scandinavian, Southern African, European, Arabic |
| Many Europeans enjoy travelling to the Far East to experience Asian cultures | |
| Arabic culture extends across a vast region of North Africa and the Middle East | to reach, stretch, or continue; extremely big |
| speak dialects | |
| have a native language, first/second/third language, mother tongue | |
| bilingual, multilingual | people who are experts on more than one language |
| monolingual | people who know only one language |
Created by:
Anastasia Kudriashova
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