Meanings
noundemonymy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe use or study of demonyms.
In keeping with French standards of demonymy, the word oulipian is capitalized here only when it refers to a person: Georges Perec was an Oulipian, but his output was (for the most part) oulipian.
2012, Daniel Levin Becker, Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Literature, →ISBNSynonyms: demonymics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe use or study of demonyms.
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Translations
Finnish asukkaannimityksien käyttö, asukkaannimityksien tutkimus
- asukkaannimityksien käyttöthe use or study of demonyms
- asukkaannimityksien tutkimusthe use or study of demonyms
Polish użycie nazwy mieszkańca, nauka nazwy mieszkańca
- użycie nazwy mieszkańcathe use or study of demonyms
- nauka nazwy mieszkańcathe use or study of demonyms
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with demonymy
synonymyallonymyanonymyanthroponymyantonymyautonymycryptonymyendonymyeponymyethnonymyeuonymygeonymyglottonymyheteronymyhodonymyholonymyhomonymyhydronymyhyponymyisonymymeronymymononymyneonymyneuronymy
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APA
demonymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonymy
MLA
“demonymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonymy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonymy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonymy.
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