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demonym

/ˈdɛmənɪm/US/ˈdɛmənɪm/

demonym noun: a name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.

Noun

demonym (plural demonyms)

  1. 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?
  2. (obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective.
    • The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't.

demonym meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Thai

demonym in Hindi

name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place
वासीनाम vāsīnām

demonym in Tamil

name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place
நாட்டுப்பெயர் nāṭṭuppeyar, இராச்சியப்பெயர் irācciyappeyar

demonym in Arabic

name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place
نِسْبَة nisba, دِيمُونِيم dīmūnīm

demonym in Thai

name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place
เดมะนิม dee-má-nim

Synonyms of demonym

Forms of demonym

pluraldemonyms

Origin of demonym

From demo- + -onym, from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Possibly revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster.

Words formed from demonym

Questions about demonym

What does demonym mean?
Demonym means a name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
What is demonym in Hindi?
Demonym in Hindi is वासीनाम (vāsīnām). See Demonym meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is demonym?
Demonym is a noun.
How do you pronounce demonym?
Demonym is pronounced /ˈdɛmənɪm/ (UK).
What is the plural of demonym?
The plural of demonym is demonyms.

Words near demonym in the dictionary

  1. demonstred
  2. Demont
  3. Demonte
  4. Demontes
  5. Demonts
  6. demonym
  7. demonymic
  8. demonymics
  9. demonyms
  10. demonymy
  11. demoparties

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