"xenonym" meaning in English

See xenonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzɛnənɪm/, /ˈzɪnənɪm/ [pin-pen-merger] Forms: xenonyms [plural]
Etymology: From xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|xeno-|-onym|gloss1=foreign|gloss2=name}} xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} xenonym (plural xenonyms)
  1. A name for a people or a language or a city etc. which is not used by the natives themselves. Germans, for example, is a xenonym for people who call themselves Deutsche, Cologne a xenonym for Köln, Austria for Österreich etc. Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: exonym Derived forms: xenonymous Related terms: ethnonym, glossonym

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "endonym"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xenonyms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        "A name for a people or a language or a city etc. which is not used by the natives themselves. Germans, for example, is a xenonym for people who call themselves Deutsche, Cologne a xenonym for Köln, Austria for Österreich etc."
      ],
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          "German",
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        ],
        [
          "Deutsche",
          "Deutsche"
        ],
        [
          "Cologne",
          "Cologne"
        ],
        [
          "Köln",
          "Köln"
        ],
        [
          "Austria",
          "Austria"
        ],
        [
          "Österreich",
          "Österreich"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ethnonym"
        },
        {
          "word": "glossonym"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "exonym"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛnənɪm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɪnənɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "pin-pen-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "autonym"
    },
    {
      "word": "endonym"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "xenonymous"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xenonyms",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "xenonym (plural xenonyms)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "ethnonym"
    },
    {
      "word": "glossonym"
    }
  ],
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "English terms suffixed with -nym",
        "English terms suffixed with -onym",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A name for a people or a language or a city etc. which is not used by the natives themselves. Germans, for example, is a xenonym for people who call themselves Deutsche, Cologne a xenonym for Köln, Austria for Österreich etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "German",
          "German"
        ],
        [
          "Deutsche",
          "Deutsche"
        ],
        [
          "Cologne",
          "Cologne"
        ],
        [
          "Köln",
          "Köln"
        ],
        [
          "Austria",
          "Austria"
        ],
        [
          "Österreich",
          "Österreich"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛnənɪm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɪnənɪm/",
      "tags": [
        "pin-pen-merger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "exonym"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xenonym"
}

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