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ethnonymy

Syllables: eth·no·ny·myUS/ɛθˈnɒnɪmi/

ethnonymy noun: the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms.

Noun

ethnonymy (uncountable)

  1. the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms

Origin of ethnonymy

From ethno- + -onymy.

Questions about ethnonymy

What does ethnonymy mean?
Ethnonymy means the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms.
What part of speech is ethnonymy?
Ethnonymy is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethnonymy?
Ethnonymy is pronounced /ɛθˈnɒnɪmi/ (US).

Words near ethnonymy in the dictionary

  1. ethnonym
  2. ethnonymic
  3. ethnonymics
  4. ethnonymous
  5. ethnonyms
  6. ethnonymy
  7. ethnoorganology
  8. ethnoornithological
  9. ethnoornithologist
  10. ethnoornithologists
  11. ethnoornithology

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