"ethnonym" meaning in All languages combined

See ethnonym on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛθnə(ʊ)ˌnɪm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/ [General-American], /ˈɛθnəˌnɪm/ [General-American] Forms: ethnonyms [plural]
Etymology: From ethn- + -onym. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ethn|onym}} ethn- + -onym Head templates: {{en-noun}} ethnonym (plural ethnonyms)
  1. The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community. Wikipedia link: en:ethnonym Derived forms: autoethnonym, endoethnonym, ethnonymic, ethnonymics, ethnonymous, exoethnonym Related terms: autonym, demonym, endonym, exonym, xenonym Translations (name of an ethnic group): etnonim [masculine] (Albanian), etnònim [masculine] (Catalan), 族稱 /族称 (zúchēng) (Chinese Mandarin), etnonymum [neuter] (Czech), rahvanimetus (Estonian), etnonyymi (Finnish), ethnonyme [masculine] (French), Ethnonym [neuter] (German), etnonima (Hungarian), etnonim (Hungarian), etnonimo (Italian), етноним (etnonim) [masculine] (Macedonian), نام قومی (nâm-e qovmi) (Persian), etnonim [masculine] (Polish), etnonim [neuter] (Romanian), этно́ним (etnónim) [masculine] (Russian), etnonim (Turkish), tộc danh (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "autoethnonym"
        },
        {
          "word": "endoethnonym"
        },
        {
          "word": "ethnonymic"
        },
        {
          "word": "ethnonymics"
        },
        {
          "word": "ethnonymous"
        },
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          "word": "exoethnonym"
        }
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        "The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community."
      ],
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          "name"
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          "ethnic group",
          "ethnic group"
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        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "nationality",
          "nationality"
        ],
        [
          "tribe",
          "tribe"
        ],
        [
          "tribal",
          "tribe"
        ],
        [
          "alliance",
          "alliance"
        ],
        [
          "clan",
          "clan"
        ],
        [
          "ethnic",
          "ethnic"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "autonym"
        },
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          "word": "demonym"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "xenonym"
        }
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          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "etnonim"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "etnònim"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zúchēng",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "族稱 /族称"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "etnonymum"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "rahvanimetus"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "etnonyymi"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ethnonyme"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Ethnonym"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "etnonima"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "etnonim"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "etnonimo"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "etnonim",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "етноним"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nâm-e qovmi",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "نام قومی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "etnonim"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "etnonim"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "etnónim",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "этно́ним"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "etnonim"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
          "word": "tộc danh"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "en:ethnonym"
      ]
    }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛθnəˌnɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ethnonym"
}
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    },
    {
      "word": "endoethnonym"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethnonymic"
    },
    {
      "word": "ethnonymics"
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    {
      "word": "ethnonymous"
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    {
      "word": "demonym"
    },
    {
      "word": "endonym"
    },
    {
      "word": "exonym"
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
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        "en:Onomastics"
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        "The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community."
      ],
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          "name",
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        ],
        [
          "ethnic group",
          "ethnic group"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "nationality",
          "nationality"
        ],
        [
          "tribe",
          "tribe"
        ],
        [
          "tribal",
          "tribe"
        ],
        [
          "alliance",
          "alliance"
        ],
        [
          "clan",
          "clan"
        ],
        [
          "ethnic",
          "ethnic"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛθnəˌnɪm/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etnonim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etnònim"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zúchēng",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "族稱 /族称"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "etnonymum"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "rahvanimetus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "etnonyymi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ethnonyme"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ethnonym"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "etnonima"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "etnonim"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "etnonimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "etnonim",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "етноним"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâm-e qovmi",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "نام قومی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "etnonim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "etnonim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "etnónim",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "этно́ним"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "etnonim"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "name of an ethnic group",
      "word": "tộc danh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ethnonym"
}

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