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exonym
[ ek-soh-nim ]
noun
, Anthropology.
- a name used by outsiders for a place, such as Florence for Firenze. Compare endonym ( def 2 ).
- a name used by outsiders to refer to an ethnic, racial, or social group or its language that the group itself does not use, such as Chamorro rather than CHamoru . Compare endonym ( def 1 ).ethnonym ( def ).
exonym
/ ˈɛksəˌnɪm /
noun
- a name given to a place by foreigners
Londres is an exonym of London
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Other Words From
- ex·o·nym·ic [ek-s, uh, -, nim, -ik], ex·on·y·mous [e, kh, -, son, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exonym1
First recorded in 1955–60; ex(o)- ( def ) + -onym ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exonym1
C20: from Greek ex- 1+ -onym
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