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ethnonym

/ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
eth-nonym
IPA
/ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From ethn- + -onym.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/
  • British English: /ˈɛθnə(ʊ)ˌnɪm/

Inflected Forms

ethnonyms (plural)

Derived Forms

autoethnonym endoethnonym ethnonymic ethnonymics ethnonymous exoethnonym

Frequently Paired Words

autonym demonym endonym exonym xenonym

Questions

How do you pronounce ethnonym?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/.
What does ethnonym mean?
The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.
Where does ethnonym come from?
From ethn- + -onym.

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