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politonym

politonym noun: a name referring to members of a political entity.

Noun

politonym (plural politonyms)

  1. A name referring to members of a political entity.
    • In that case Belgians and French provide us with examples of one's politonyms. His theory becomes more complex when he says: when a group of people move outside the original settlement, both politonyms and toponyms are often not retained by the second and further generations.2008, Mohammad Jahangeer Warsi, Linguistic Dynamism in South Asia, page 239

Forms of politonym

pluralpolitonyms

Origin of politonym

From politics + -o- + -nym.

Questions about politonym

What does politonym mean?
Politonym means a name referring to members of a political entity.
What part of speech is politonym?
Politonym is a noun.
What is the plural of politonym?
The plural of politonym is politonyms.

Words near politonym in the dictionary

  1. politocratic
  2. politological
  3. politologist
  4. politologists
  5. politology
  6. politonym
  7. politonyms
  8. Politos
  9. politotdel
  10. politotdeli
  11. politotdels

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