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ethnotoponym

ethnotoponym noun: a toponym (place name) named after a tribe, ethnic group, or people.

Noun

ethnotoponym (plural ethnotoponyms)

  1. (rare) A toponym (place name) named after a tribe, ethnic group, or people.
    • An ethnotoponym is a geographical name that is based on the name of an ethnic group, people, or tribe.[2026, Mher S. Kumunts, “ETHNOTOPONYMS AND THEOTOPONYMS AS PART OF YHE ONOMASTIC CONTINUUM: RESEARCH BASED ON MATERIALS OF ANCIENT ARMENIAN TOPONYMS”, in Scientific Culture, volume 12, number 2.1...

Forms of ethnotoponym

pluralethnotoponyms

Origin of ethnotoponym

From ethno- + toponym.

Questions about ethnotoponym

What does ethnotoponym mean?
Ethnotoponym means a toponym (place name) named after a tribe, ethnic group, or people.
What part of speech is ethnotoponym?
Ethnotoponym is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnotoponym?
The plural of ethnotoponym is ethnotoponyms.

Words near ethnotoponym in the dictionary

  1. ethnoterritorially
  2. ethnoterritories
  3. ethnoterritory
  4. ethnotheories
  5. ethnotheory
  6. ethnotoponym
  7. ethnotoponyms
  8. ethnotourism
  9. ethnotourist
  10. ethnotourists
  11. ethnotraditional

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