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ethnonymy

eth·no·ny·my

US/ɛθˈnɒnɪmi/

noun

the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms

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Meanings

nounethnonymy (uncountable)

uncountablehuman sciencesthe naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms

Origin

From ethno- + -onymy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ethnonymy

synonymy allonymy anonymy anthroponymy antonymy autonymy cryptonymy demonymy endonymy eponymy euonymy geonymy glottonymy heteronymy hodonymy holonymy homonymy hydronymy hyponymy isonymy meronymy mononymy neonymy neuronymy

Cite this entry

APA

ethnonymy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnonymy

MLA

“ethnonymy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnonymy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethnonymy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethnonymy.

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