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Ethnonym logo #21000 An ethnonym (from the ἔθνος, éthnos, `nation` and ὄνομα, ónoma, `name`) is the name applied to a given ethnic group. Ethnonyms can be divided into two categories: exonyms (where the name of the ethnic group has been created by another group of people) and autonyms or endonyms (self-designation; where the name is created and used ...
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ethnonym logo #22641name for an ethnic group
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ethnonym logo #21009ethnonym, ethnonymous, ethnonymy 1. A proper name by which a people or an ethnic group is known. 2. The name of an ethnic group, whether that name has been assigned by another group; such as, an exonym; or self-assigned; such as, an autonym. At one time when ethnonyms were acceptable references, they could also become offensive, or become ethinic...
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