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Exonym: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Exonym noun. A name for a place used by outsiders rather than by the people who live there.
How to say it
EK-suh-nim/ˈɛksənɪm/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (EK).
Exonym in a sentence
Germany is an exonym; the people who live there call it Deutschland.
Many atlases now print the local name beside the exonym.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- foreign name
Opposite:
- endonym
Where exonym comes from
From Greek exō, outside, plus -onym, name.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Many atlases now print the local name beside the _____.
- viaticum
- exonym
- archipelago
Show the answer
exonym: Many atlases now print the local name beside the exonym.