demonym

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛmənɪm/    美 /ˈdɛmənɪm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
    — Why is it that people from the United States use American as their demonym?
  2. A pseudonym formed of an adjective. obsolete
    — The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't.

词形变化

demonyms plural

词汇关系

近义词
gentilic
衍生词
demonymal demonymic demonymics demonymy

词源

From demo- + -onym, from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Possibly revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster.
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