ethnonym

[ eth-noh-nim ]

/ ˈɛθ noʊ nɪm /

noun

an ethnic name ascribed to a people or group; the proper name by which a people or ethnic group is called or known.

Nearby words

ethnolinguistics, ethnology, ethnomedicine, ethnomethodology, ethnomusicology, ethnonym, ethnonymics, ethnopharmacology, ethnos, ethnoscience, ethnotherapy

Related forms

eth·no·nym·ic, adjective

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