Definitions
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- noun A name by which one people or social group refers to another and by which the group so named does not refer to itself.
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- noun A name given to a group or category of people by a secondary person or persons other than the people it refers to.
Etymologies
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Examples
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After reading various posts and letters in online forums on the issue, I can see that the word Eskimo has been blown out of proportion from an innocent exonym to something that people will defend against with fists flying.
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After reading various posts and letters in online forums on the issue, I can see that the word Eskimo has been blown out of proportion from an innocent exonym to something that people will defend against with fists flying.
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In the case of Charun, perhaps it might then be said that he is an exonym, simply a functional subset or aspect of Turms.
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In the case of Charun, perhaps it might then be said that he is an exonym, simply a functional subset or aspect of Turms.
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Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers), after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in
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Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers), after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, it became known by its ancient endonym 'Iraq'.
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Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers), after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in
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Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers), after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in
WN.com - Articles related to Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report 2010
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Historically, Iraq was known in Europe by the Greek exonym 'Mesopotamia' (Land between the rivers), after the foundation of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1932, it became known by its ancient endonym 'Iraq'.
WN.com - Articles related to Biden seeks thaw between Iraqi political rivals 2010
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WWII began a year later; Sudetenland was restored to Czechoslovakia after the war. exonym (a name used by outsiders).
mialuthien commented on the word exonym
exonym – a name for a place that is not used within that place by the local inhabitants (neither in the official language of the state nor in local languages), or a name for a people or language that is not used by the people or language to which it refers
July 19, 2008