Definitions
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- noun A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups. For example,
Deutschen is the endonym of a people known in English asGerman andMapuche is the endonym for the people referred to by outsiders as Araucanos.
Etymologies
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Examples
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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'.
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The local name (endonym) for Munich is München, derived from Mönch (monk) as the city was founded by Benedictine monks in 1158.
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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 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 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 Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report 2010
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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'.
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 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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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 Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report 2010
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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'.
WN.com - Articles related to Tourism revenues up 28% in first half - report 2010
mialuthien commented on the word endonym
endonym – a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups (also called autonyms, names that come from inside the group)
July 19, 2008