Hey there, The word I meant to say was DEMONYM, not Denonym...

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Hey there,

The word I meant to say was DEMONYM, not Denonym.

Although Denonym is used also as well as Ethnonym.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym simple wiki will do the job.

A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place.

In English, a demonym is often the same as the name of the people's native language: e.g., the "French" (people from France).

The word comes from the Greek word for 'populace' (&#948;&#8134;&#956;&#959;&#962; demos) plus the suffix -onym and was popularized in 1997 by Merriam-Webster editor Paul Dickson in his book Labels for Locals.

The term is not widely employed or known outside geographical circles and does not appear in mainstream dictionaries.

It is used by some geographers, both online and within their studies and teaching.

Will Rosenberg, May 25 2008, 4:07 AM

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