Definitions
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- adjective
tribal ornational . - adjective Describing the
inhabitants of a particular place;demonymic - noun A personal name derived from a place name.
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Examples
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If we accept that the apparently anti-gentilic remarks contained therein are misunderstandings based on remarks taken out of context, why can we not accept this of Muslim literature?
'Allah's' Luton Militia - Civil War Lionheart 2007
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He was afterward set free, and, according to Roman practice, took the gentilic name of his master.
A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853
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The fact that the forefathers of the Israelites were not "Jews" leaves no doubt that this term, unlike "Children of Israel," is not gentilic.
argyriou commented on the word gentilic
The other word for demonym.
January 15, 2008