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autoethnonym

autoethnonym noun: an ethnonym used by those who belong to the ethnic group it describes.

Noun

autoethnonym (plural autoethnonyms)

  1. An ethnonym used by those who belong to the ethnic group it describes.

Forms of autoethnonym

pluralautoethnonyms

Origin of autoethnonym

From auto- + ethnonym.

Questions about autoethnonym

What does autoethnonym mean?
Autoethnonym means an ethnonym used by those who belong to the ethnic group it describes.
What part of speech is autoethnonym?
Autoethnonym is a noun.
What is the plural of autoethnonym?
The plural of autoethnonym is autoethnonyms.

Words near autoethnonym in the dictionary

  1. autoethnographic
  2. autoethnographical
  3. autoethnographically
  4. autoethnographies
  5. autoethnography
  6. autoethnonym
  7. autoethnonyms
  8. autoette
  9. autoettes
  10. autoexcision
  11. autoexpanding

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