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ethnonym
[ eth-noh-nim ]
/ ˈɛθ noʊ nɪm /
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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.Compare autonym (def. 1), endonym (def. 1).
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
See also exonym (def. 2).
OTHER WORDS FROM ethnonym
eth·no·nym·ic [eth-noh-nim-ik], /ˌɛθ noʊˈnɪm ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby ethnonym
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