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ethnonym
[ eth-noh-nim ]
noun
, Anthropology.
- an ethnic name ascribed to a people or group; the proper name by which a people or ethnic group is called or known. Compare autonym ( def 1 ), endonym ( def 1 ).
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Other Words From
- eth·no·nym·ic [eth-noh-, nim, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ethnonym1
First recorded in 1890–95; ethn(o)- ( def ) + -onym ( def )
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