ethnonymy

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English

Etymology

From ethno- +‎ -onymy.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛθˈnɒnɪmi/
  • Hyphenation: eth‧no‧ny‧my

Noun

ethnonymy (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms

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