"gentilic" meaning in English

See gentilic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|gentilis||of a clan or gens}} Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gentilic (not comparable)
  1. Tribal or national. Tags: not-comparable Translations (tribal): gentilice [feminine, masculine] (French), gentílico [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-gentilic-en-adj-pAdWGcSy Disambiguation of 'tribal': 97 3
  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gentilic-en-adj-Nk7O12hy

Noun

Forms: gentilics [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|gentilis||of a clan or gens}} Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gentilic (plural gentilics)
  1. A personal name derived from a place name. Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-gentilic-en-noun-oNbCCOgu Disambiguation of Onomastics: 4 7 58 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 85 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 4 14 79 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 6 93 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 11 84 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 11 86 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 11 86 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 9 70 11
  2. A demonym.
    Sense id: en-gentilic-en-noun-~FrDNyYu

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