ethnonym

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UK/ˈɛθnə(ʊ)ˌnɪm/US/ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/US/ˈɛθnəˌnɪm/

noun

The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.

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Meanings

nounethnonym (plural ethnonyms)

plural ethnonyms

  1. The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.

Origin

From ethn- + -onym.

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Translations

Brazilian Portuguese etnônimo
  • etnônimoname of an ethnic group
Catalan etnònim
  • etnònimname of an ethnic group
Chinese Mandarin 族稱 /族称
  • 族稱 /族称 (zúchēng)name of an ethnic group
Czech etnonymum
  • etnonymumname of an ethnic group
Estonian rahvanimetus
  • rahvanimetusname of an ethnic group
European Portuguese etnónimo
  • etnónimoname of an ethnic group
Finnish etnonyymi
  • etnonyyminame of an ethnic group
French ethnonyme
  • ethnonymename of an ethnic group
German Ethnonym
  • Ethnonymname of an ethnic group
Hungarian etnonima, etnonim
  • etnonimaname of an ethnic group
  • etnonimname of an ethnic group
Italian etnonimo
  • etnonimoname of an ethnic group
Latin ethnonymum
  • ethnonymumname of an ethnic group
Polish etnonim
  • etnonimname of an ethnic group
Romanian etnonim
  • etnonimname of an ethnic group
Russian этно́ним
  • этно́ним (etnónim)name of an ethnic group
Spanish etnónimo
  • etnónimoname of an ethnic group
Turkish etnonim
  • etnonimname of an ethnic group
Vietnamese tộc danh
  • tộc danhname of an ethnic group
Cite this entry
APA

ethnonym. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnonym

MLA

“ethnonym.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnonym. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnonym,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnonym.

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