Definition of demonym in English:

demonym

noun ˈdɛməˌnɪmˈdɛməˌnɪm

A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc.
he struggled for the correct demonym for the people of Manchester
Example sentencesExamples
- There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people.
- He should at least have gotten the correct demonym—people from Gibraltar are Gibraltarians, not Gibraltans.
- Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians.
- Inhabited by Liverpudlians, Liverpool wins my award for the best demonym ever.
- 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 ‘descriptive term used by a writer as a pen name’): from Greek dēmos ‘the people’ + onuma ‘name’. The current sense dates from the 1990s.

Definition of demonym in US English:

demonym

nounˈdeməˌnimˈdɛməˌnɪm

A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc.
he struggled for the correct demonym for the people of Manchester
Example sentencesExamples
- 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.
- Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians.
- He should at least have gotten the correct demonym—people from Gibraltar are Gibraltarians, not Gibraltans.
- Inhabited by Liverpudlians, Liverpool wins my award for the best demonym ever.
- There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people.

Origin

Mid 19th century (in the sense ‘descriptive term used by a writer as a pen name’): from Greek dēmos ‘the people’ + onuma ‘name’. The current sense dates from the 1990s.

单词	demonym
释义	Definition of demonym in English: demonym noun ˈdɛməˌnɪmˈdɛməˌnɪm A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc. he struggled for the correct demonym for the people of Manchester Example sentencesExamples There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people. He should at least have gotten the correct demonym—people from Gibraltar are Gibraltarians, not Gibraltans. Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians. Inhabited by Liverpudlians, Liverpool wins my award for the best demonym ever. 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 ‘descriptive term used by a writer as a pen name’): from Greek dēmos ‘the people’ + onuma ‘name’. The current sense dates from the 1990s. Definition of demonym in US English: demonym nounˈdeməˌnimˈdɛməˌnɪm A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc. he struggled for the correct demonym for the people of Manchester Example sentencesExamples 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. Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians. He should at least have gotten the correct demonym—people from Gibraltar are Gibraltarians, not Gibraltans. Inhabited by Liverpudlians, Liverpool wins my award for the best demonym ever. There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people. Origin Mid 19th century (in the sense ‘descriptive term used by a writer as a pen name’): from Greek dēmos ‘the people’ + onuma ‘name’. The current sense dates from the 1990s.
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