"gentilicious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more gentilicious [comparative], most gentilicious [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gentīlicius. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|gentīlicius}} Borrowed from Latin gentīlicius Head templates: {{en-adj}} gentilicious (comparative more gentilicious, superlative most gentilicious)
  1. Synonym of gentilicial Synonyms: gentilicial [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gentilicious-en-adj-GS6VMFjD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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