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Demonym: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Demonym noun. A word for the people of a place, such as Mancunian or Glaswegian.
How to say it
DEM-uh-nim/ˈdɛmənɪm/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (DEM).
Demonym in a sentence
The demonym for someone from Liverpool is Liverpudlian, or Scouser if you’re friendly.
Some towns have no agreed demonym, which fills the letters page of the local paper.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- gentilic
Where demonym comes from
From Greek dēmos, people, plus -onym, name; a twentieth-century coinage.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Some towns have no agreed _____, which fills the letters page of the local paper.
- topography
- demonym
- wanderlust
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demonym: Some towns have no agreed demonym, which fills the letters page of the local paper.