xenonym
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Etymology[edit]
From xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛnənɪm/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈzɪnənɪm/
Noun[edit]
xenonym (plural xenonyms)
- A name for a people or a language or a city etc. which is not used by the natives themselves. Germans, for example, is a xenonym for people who call themselves Deutsche, Cologne a xenonym for Köln, Austria for Österreich etc.
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Translations[edit]
name used by foreigners — see exonym