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- noun Plural form of
exonym .
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Examples
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There is something ideological about the use of endonyms when exonyms exist.
FABC to call for the use of Asian symbols, melodies and values at Mass 2009
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Because I was lucky enough to come across a multilingual map of Europe and European exonyms.
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Why is Köln called Cologne? 2003
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… However, the use of these names, termed 'exonyms,' is losing ground internationally and the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names recommends the use of nationally standardized names, or 'endonyms,' which are the officially recognized local forms for place names within a country.
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The sources of other exonyms are sometimes harder to trace.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Ethnonyms are generally either exonyms (names that come from outside of the group).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Ethnonyms are generally either exonyms (names that come from outside of the group).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The sources of other exonyms are sometimes harder to trace.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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