demonym
/ˈdeməˌnim
/noun
A proper noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc. Tasmanian is a demonym, as is Taswegian, the alternative...
- Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians.
- There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people.
- 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 'a common noun taken as a proper noun'): from Greek dēmos 'the people' + onuma 'name'. The current sense dates from the 1990s.
- have (or take) a pop at
- have (or throw) a fit
- have (or want) no truck with
- have (or with) an eye to
- have (or with) an eye to (or for or on) the main chance
- have (or with) one's fingers (or hand) in the till
- have other (or bigger) fish to fry
- haver
- haverbread
- havercake
- have regard to
- haverel
- haverer
- haver grass
- Haverhill
- havermeal
- haversack
- Haversian canal
- Haversian gland
- Haversian lamella
- Haversian space
- Haversian system
- haversin
- haversine
- haversine formula