demonym
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demonym
- /ˈdɛmənɪm/ UK
- /ˈdɛmənɪm/ US
Where it comes from
From demo- + -onym, from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Possibly revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster.
noun demonyms
- A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place. Why is it that people from the United States use American as their demonym?
- A pseudonym formed of an adjective. The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't.
Similar: gentilic
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noun
Similar: gentilic
Translations
Every language
noun name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place
| Español | gentilicio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 데모님 demonim |
| 中文 | 區域居民稱謂詞 /区域居民称谓词 qūyù jūmín chēngwèi cí |
| हिन्दी | वासीनाम vāsīnām |
| Português | gentílico, gentilício, etnônimo, demônimo, adjetivo pátrio |
| Français | gentilé, ethnonyme, démonyme |
| Deutsch | Volksbezeichnung, Demonym |
| Italiano | demonimo, etnonimo |
| Ελληνικά | πατριδωνυμικό patridonymikó, δημωνύμιο dimonýmio, δημώνυμο dimónymo |
| Română | demonim, nume de locuitori |
| Русский | этнохоро́ним etnoxorónim, этнико́н etnikón, демо́ним demónim |
| العربية | نِسْبَة nisba, دِيمُونِيم dīmūnīm |
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