gentilic

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UK/d͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/

adjective

Tribal or national.

“Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?”

OriginLatin gentilis →
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Meanings

adjectivegentilic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTribal or national.
  2. not comparableDescribing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
noungentilic (plural gentilics)

plural gentilics

  1. A personal name derived from a place name.

    Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?

  2. A demonym.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
demonymdemonymic

Origin

  1. Latingentilis“of a clan or gens”
  2. Englishgentilic

From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.

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Translations

French gentilice
  • gentilicetribal
Portuguese gentílico
  • gentílicotribal
Cite this entry
APA

gentilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentilic

MLA

“gentilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentilic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gentilic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentilic.

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