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ethnonym

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[eth-noh-nim] / ˈɛθ noʊ nɪm /

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.

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Derived Forms

ethnonymic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of ethnonym

First recorded in 1890–95; ethn(o)- ( def. ) + -onym ( def. )

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