Ethnonym
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An ethnonym ( ) is a name applied to a given ethnic group. Ethnonyms can be divided into two categories: exonyms (whose name of the ethnic group has been created by another group of people) and autonyms, or endonyms (whose name is created and used by the ethnic group itself). For example, the dominant ethnic group of Germany is the Germans. The ethnonym Germans is a Latin-derived exonym used in the English language, but the Germans call themselves , an endonym. The German people are identified by a variety of exonyms across Europe, such as (French), (Italian), (Swedish), and (Polish). As a sub-field of anthroponymy, the study of ethnonyms is called ethnonymy or ethnonymics.
An ethnonym ( ) is a name applied to a given ethnic group. Ethnonyms can be divided into two categories: exonyms (whose name of the ethnic group has been created by another group of people) and autonyms, or endonyms (whose name is created and used by the ethnic group itself). For example, the dominant ethnic group of Germany is the Germans. The ethnonym Germans is a Latin-derived exonym used in the English language, but the Germans call themselves , an endonym. The German people are identified by a variety of exonyms across Europe, such as (French), (Italian), (Swedish), and (Polish). As a sub-field of anthroponymy, the study of ethnonyms is called ethnonymy or ethnonymics.
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-onym Demonym Diaspora studies Ethnonymic surname Hyphenated American Onomastics Confessionym Ethnic slur
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