[Vocabulary] philippines or philippine

[mrmvp]

Which one is an adjective and how to differentiate between the adjective and the word refers to the country?

I found that both are adjectives

Examples

Philippines national team.

Philippine president.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which one is an adjective and how [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] do we/can I differentiate between the adjective and the word that refers to the country?

I found that both are adjectives.

Examples:

1. Philippines national team.
2. Philippine president.

Please note my corrections above. Neither of your fragments are correct. In BrE, the country is "The Philippines" and the nationality (adjective) is "Philippino". So, in BrE, your fragments would be:

1. The national team of The [Republic of the] Philippines.
2. The president of The [Republic of the] Philippines.

Using the adjective wouldn't be appropriate in either fragment because you're not trying to refer to the nationality of the team members or the president. The adjective would be used in something like "My boyfriend is Philippino".

 

[jutfrank]

In 1, you should consider Philippines a noun rather than an adjective, even though it modifies national team. It refers to the country.

 

[Tdol]

I spent three years there and saw Filipino used in the press.

 

[SoothingDave]

Yes, "Fillipino" is how I am used to seeing it. One of those quirks.

I don't have a problem with "Phillipine national team."

 

[TheParser]

I spent three years there and saw Filipino used in the press.

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I think that I am correct that Americans spell the word only as "Filipino."

I am 82 years old and today was the first time that I have ever seen it spelled "Philippino."

 

[Tarheel]

Like Latino/Latina, it's Filipino/Filipina.

 

[Tdol]

Like Latinx, Filipinx has started to be used instead of a binary o/a.

 

[Tarheel]

I never heard of "Latinx" before. How long has that been in use?

 

[SoothingDave]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latinx-elitist-some-push-back-word-s-growing-use-n957036

It's used more in politically correct academics than in real life.

 

[GoesStation]

I never heard of "Latinx" before. How long has that been in use?

It's widely used in California.