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Noun
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An external name for a place, people or language used by foreigners instead of the native-language version.

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Origin

The word comes from combining the prefix exo- meaning "outside" with onym meaning "name." It originally referred to a name given by outsiders rather than by the people themselves.

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