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ethnonym

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛθnə(ʊ)ˌnɪm/
  • General-American: /ˈɛθnoʊˌnɪm/
  • General-American: /ˈɛθnəˌnɪm/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ethn- + -onym.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: etnonim — name of an ethnic group
  • Catalan: etnònim — name of an ethnic group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 族稱 /族称 (zúchēng) — name of an ethnic group
  • Czech: etnonymum — name of an ethnic group
  • Estonian: rahvanimetus — name of an ethnic group
  • Finnish: etnonyymi — name of an ethnic group
  • French: ethnonyme — name of an ethnic group
  • German: Ethnonym — name of an ethnic group
  • Hungarian: etnonima — name of an ethnic group
  • Hungarian: etnonim — name of an ethnic group
  • Italian: etnonimo — name of an ethnic group
  • Macedonian: етноним (etnonim) — name of an ethnic group
  • Persian: نام قومی (nâm-e qovmi) — name of an ethnic group
  • Polish: etnonim — name of an ethnic group
  • Romanian: etnonim — name of an ethnic group
  • Russian: этно́ним (etnónim) — name of an ethnic group
  • Turkish: etnonim — name of an ethnic group
  • Vietnamese: tộc danh — name of an ethnic group