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A demonym or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens') is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, state, country, and continent). … See more
National Geographic attributes the term demonym to Merriam-Webster editor Paul Dickson in a work from 1990. The word did not appear for nouns, adjectives, and verbs derived from … See more
It is much rarer to find demonyms created with a prefix. Mostly they are from Africa and the Pacific, and are not generally known or used outside the country concerned. In much of East Africa, a person of a particular ethnic group will be denoted by a prefix. … See more
Several linguistic elements are used to create demonyms in the English language. The most common is to add a suffix to the end of the location name, slightly modified in some instances. … See more
Demonyms may also not conform to the underlying naming of a particular place, but instead arise out of historical or cultural particularities … See more
Literature and science fiction have created a wealth of gentilics that are not directly associated with a cultural group. These will typically be formed using the standard models above. … See more
• Coates, Richard (2021). "Some thoughts on the theoretical status of ethnonyms and demonyms". Onomastica. 65 (2): 5–19. doi:10.17651/ONOMAST.65.2.1. S2CID 245777535 See more
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Demonym Definition and Examples in English
WEBJun 4, 2019 · A demonym is a name for the people who live in a particular place, such as Londoners, Dallasites, Manilans, Dubliners, Torontonians, and Melburnians. Also known as a gentilic or nationality word. Read …
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WEBKolkata ( UK: / kɒlˈkɑːtə / or / kɒlˈkʌtə /, US: / koʊlˈkɑːtɑː /, Bengali: [ kolˈkata] ⓘ, IAST: Kōlkātā; also known as Calcutta / kælˈkʌtə / which was the official name until 2001) is the capital and largest city of the Indian …
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