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Noun
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A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.

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Origin

The word demonym combines the Ancient Greek roots dêmos, meaning "people," and ónuma, meaning "name." It was likely revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster to describe a term for an inhabitant of a specific place.

Rhyming Words
nym onym ananym exonym avanym uninym avonym euonym odonym geonym isonym oronym dionym ironym eponym zoonym anonym polynym taxonym autonym
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