What is the word for your nationality if you are from Singapore?

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Which of these is grammatically correct in response to "What is your nationality?"; “Singapore” or “Singaporean”?










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          According to the wikipedia page for Singapore, the proper demonym in this case is "Singaporean".



          Admittedly, you see plenty of patterns emerge for demonyms but there is no guaranteed rule, which means you simply must check if you're unsure. Just know that the proper term for what you're looking for is "demonym."






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          • Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
            – dan
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            @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
            – Neil
            4 hours ago






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            @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
            – Michael J.
            1 hour ago

















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          The correct response in the example case would be both technically, "Singaporean" and "Singapore" are both correct but preferably and more understandably, "Singaporean" would be the most common one for use.






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            Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
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          Singaporean is a nationality. Singapore is a country. It wouldn't be grammatically incorrect to answer "Singapore", but it wouldn't fit the question as well as "Singaporean".






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            It's both.



            Both "Singapore" and "Singaporean" are incomplete sentences, that is, they lack a verb. (Incomplete sentences are widely used in English; using them is not an error.) To make them complete, we would add a subject and a verb to know for sure what's coming on there:




            I am from Singapore.



            I am Singaporean.




            Both are perfectly fine responses, and in this case, you are just making them incomplete by throwing away unnecessary information.






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            • "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
              – shadowtalker
              4 hours ago










            • @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
              – Oddthinking
              2 hours ago










            • @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
              – shadowtalker
              2 hours ago






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              "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
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            A single word can't be grammatically incorrect.



            The correct answer to the question though, would be any of the following:




            My nationality is Singaporean.



            I am from Singapore.



            I am Singaporean.







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            • "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
              – shadowtalker
              4 hours ago










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            According to the wikipedia page for Singapore, the proper demonym in this case is "Singaporean".



            Admittedly, you see plenty of patterns emerge for demonyms but there is no guaranteed rule, which means you simply must check if you're unsure. Just know that the proper term for what you're looking for is "demonym."






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            • Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
              – dan
              5 hours ago







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              @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
              – Neil
              4 hours ago






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              @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
              – Michael J.
              1 hour ago














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            According to the wikipedia page for Singapore, the proper demonym in this case is "Singaporean".



            Admittedly, you see plenty of patterns emerge for demonyms but there is no guaranteed rule, which means you simply must check if you're unsure. Just know that the proper term for what you're looking for is "demonym."






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            • Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
              – dan
              5 hours ago







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              @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
              – Neil
              4 hours ago






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              @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
              – Michael J.
              1 hour ago












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            According to the wikipedia page for Singapore, the proper demonym in this case is "Singaporean".



            Admittedly, you see plenty of patterns emerge for demonyms but there is no guaranteed rule, which means you simply must check if you're unsure. Just know that the proper term for what you're looking for is "demonym."






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            According to the wikipedia page for Singapore, the proper demonym in this case is "Singaporean".



            Admittedly, you see plenty of patterns emerge for demonyms but there is no guaranteed rule, which means you simply must check if you're unsure. Just know that the proper term for what you're looking for is "demonym."







            share|improve this answer












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            • Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
              – dan
              5 hours ago







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              @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
              – Neil
              4 hours ago






            • 1




              @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
              – Michael J.
              1 hour ago
















            • Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
              – dan
              5 hours ago







            • 1




              @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
              – Neil
              4 hours ago






            • 1




              @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
              – Michael J.
              1 hour ago















            Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
            – dan
            5 hours ago





            Also curious about what you would fill in the nationaility blank in a form? Singaporean or Singapore?
            – dan
            5 hours ago





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            @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
            – Neil
            4 hours ago




            @dan Singaporean, for the same reason that you would likely write Japanese or American. I suppose if it was written "Nation of origin" you would then of course just use the country.
            – Neil
            4 hours ago




            1




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            @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
            – Michael J.
            1 hour ago




            @dan For the N-400, Application for Naturalization form, the instructions for Block 11, "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" say to use the name of the country. I would think that on any form, you should put the nation's name rather than its demonym in blocks asking for "nationality"
            – Michael J.
            1 hour ago












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            The correct response in the example case would be both technically, "Singaporean" and "Singapore" are both correct but preferably and more understandably, "Singaporean" would be the most common one for use.






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              Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
              – terdon
              5 hours ago














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            The correct response in the example case would be both technically, "Singaporean" and "Singapore" are both correct but preferably and more understandably, "Singaporean" would be the most common one for use.






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              Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
              – terdon
              5 hours ago












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            The correct response in the example case would be both technically, "Singaporean" and "Singapore" are both correct but preferably and more understandably, "Singaporean" would be the most common one for use.






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            The correct response in the example case would be both technically, "Singaporean" and "Singapore" are both correct but preferably and more understandably, "Singaporean" would be the most common one for use.







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              Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
              – terdon
              5 hours ago












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              Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
              – terdon
              5 hours ago







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            Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
            – terdon
            5 hours ago




            Why would Singapore be correct? That's a country, a noun, not an adjective. Singapore would be correct as an answer to "Where are you from?* but not "what is your nationality?*.
            – terdon
            5 hours ago










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            Singaporean is a nationality. Singapore is a country. It wouldn't be grammatically incorrect to answer "Singapore", but it wouldn't fit the question as well as "Singaporean".






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              Singaporean is a nationality. Singapore is a country. It wouldn't be grammatically incorrect to answer "Singapore", but it wouldn't fit the question as well as "Singaporean".






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                Singaporean is a nationality. Singapore is a country. It wouldn't be grammatically incorrect to answer "Singapore", but it wouldn't fit the question as well as "Singaporean".






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                Singaporean is a nationality. Singapore is a country. It wouldn't be grammatically incorrect to answer "Singapore", but it wouldn't fit the question as well as "Singaporean".







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                    It's both.



                    Both "Singapore" and "Singaporean" are incomplete sentences, that is, they lack a verb. (Incomplete sentences are widely used in English; using them is not an error.) To make them complete, we would add a subject and a verb to know for sure what's coming on there:




                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.




                    Both are perfectly fine responses, and in this case, you are just making them incomplete by throwing away unnecessary information.






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                    • "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago










                    • @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
                      – Oddthinking
                      2 hours ago










                    • @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
                      – shadowtalker
                      2 hours ago






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                      "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
                      – Oddthinking
                      1 hour ago














                    up vote
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                    It's both.



                    Both "Singapore" and "Singaporean" are incomplete sentences, that is, they lack a verb. (Incomplete sentences are widely used in English; using them is not an error.) To make them complete, we would add a subject and a verb to know for sure what's coming on there:




                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.




                    Both are perfectly fine responses, and in this case, you are just making them incomplete by throwing away unnecessary information.






                    share|improve this answer




















                    • "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago










                    • @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
                      – Oddthinking
                      2 hours ago










                    • @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
                      – shadowtalker
                      2 hours ago






                    • 1




                      "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
                      – Oddthinking
                      1 hour ago












                    up vote
                    2
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                    up vote
                    2
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                    It's both.



                    Both "Singapore" and "Singaporean" are incomplete sentences, that is, they lack a verb. (Incomplete sentences are widely used in English; using them is not an error.) To make them complete, we would add a subject and a verb to know for sure what's coming on there:




                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.




                    Both are perfectly fine responses, and in this case, you are just making them incomplete by throwing away unnecessary information.






                    share|improve this answer












                    It's both.



                    Both "Singapore" and "Singaporean" are incomplete sentences, that is, they lack a verb. (Incomplete sentences are widely used in English; using them is not an error.) To make them complete, we would add a subject and a verb to know for sure what's coming on there:




                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.




                    Both are perfectly fine responses, and in this case, you are just making them incomplete by throwing away unnecessary information.







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                    • "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago










                    • @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
                      – Oddthinking
                      2 hours ago










                    • @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
                      – shadowtalker
                      2 hours ago






                    • 1




                      "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
                      – Oddthinking
                      1 hour ago
















                    • "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago










                    • @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
                      – Oddthinking
                      2 hours ago










                    • @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
                      – shadowtalker
                      2 hours ago






                    • 1




                      "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
                      – Oddthinking
                      1 hour ago















                    "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
                    – shadowtalker
                    4 hours ago




                    "I am from Singapore" is better IMO. "Singaporean" is kind of hard to say and maybe even hard to understand if you are in a loud environment like a bar. Whereas "I am from Singapore" is both easy to say and hear.
                    – shadowtalker
                    4 hours ago












                    @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
                    – Oddthinking
                    2 hours ago




                    @shadowtalker: But it sounds less natural to use the country rather than the demonym.
                    – Oddthinking
                    2 hours ago












                    @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
                    – shadowtalker
                    2 hours ago




                    @Oddthinking it's perfectly natural in colloquial AmE
                    – shadowtalker
                    2 hours ago




                    1




                    1




                    "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
                    – Oddthinking
                    1 hour ago




                    "What nationality are you?" "America" sounds just as natural to you as "American"? Okay. Surprises me.
                    – Oddthinking
                    1 hour ago










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                    A single word can't be grammatically incorrect.



                    The correct answer to the question though, would be any of the following:




                    My nationality is Singaporean.



                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.







                    share|improve this answer










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                    • "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago














                    up vote
                    1
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                    A single word can't be grammatically incorrect.



                    The correct answer to the question though, would be any of the following:




                    My nationality is Singaporean.



                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.







                    share|improve this answer










                    New contributor




                    Peter Paff is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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                    • "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago












                    up vote
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                    up vote
                    1
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                    A single word can't be grammatically incorrect.



                    The correct answer to the question though, would be any of the following:




                    My nationality is Singaporean.



                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.







                    share|improve this answer










                    New contributor




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                    A single word can't be grammatically incorrect.



                    The correct answer to the question though, would be any of the following:




                    My nationality is Singaporean.



                    I am from Singapore.



                    I am Singaporean.








                    share|improve this answer










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                    • "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago
















                    • "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
                      – shadowtalker
                      4 hours ago















                    "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
                    – shadowtalker
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                    "I have the __ nationality" is not something a native speaker in North America would say. I doubt it's idiomatic in other areas either.
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