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单词 demonym
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Definition of demonym in English:

demonym

noun ˈdɛməˌnɪmˈdɛməˌnɪm
  • A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc.

    he struggled for the correct demonym for the people of Manchester
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people.
    • He should at least have gotten the correct demonym—people from Gibraltar are Gibraltarians, not Gibraltans.
    • Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians.
    • Inhabited by Liverpudlians, Liverpool wins my award for the best demonym ever.
    • A 19-year-old Nampan (that's the demonym for Nampa, Idaho) is in the slammer after he was caught cutting through the roof of a pawnshop.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in the sense ‘descriptive term used by a writer as a pen name’): from Greek dēmos ‘the people’ + onuma ‘name’. The current sense dates from the 1990s.

 
 

Definition of demonym in US English:

demonym

nounˈdeməˌnimˈdɛməˌnɪm
  • A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc.

    he struggled for the correct demonym for the people of Manchester
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A 19-year-old Nampan (that's the demonym for Nampa, Idaho) is in the slammer after he was caught cutting through the roof of a pawnshop.
    • Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians.
    • He should at least have gotten the correct demonym—people from Gibraltar are Gibraltarians, not Gibraltans.
    • Inhabited by Liverpudlians, Liverpool wins my award for the best demonym ever.
    • There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in the sense ‘descriptive term used by a writer as a pen name’): from Greek dēmos ‘the people’ + onuma ‘name’. The current sense dates from the 1990s.

 
 
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