词汇 | demonym |
释义 | demonym noun[ C ] language specializeduk /ˈdem.ə.nɪm/ us /ˈdem.ə.nɪm/ a word that is a name for someone who comes from a particular place: 区域居民称谓词 The demonym for Spain is a Spaniard, not "a Spanish".与西班牙(Spain)这个区域词对应的区域居民称谓词是“Spaniard”而不是“Spanish”。 Pinoy is an informal demonym referring to Filipinos.“Pinoy”是一个非正式区域称谓词,指菲律宾人(Filipinos)。 The demonym for Manchester is "Mancunian". Demonyms are often the same as the adjectival form, for example "Greek" or "Egyptian". A kiwi is a bird, a fruit, and also a colloquial demonym for a person from New Zealand. "Brummie" is a demonym meaning a person from Birmingham. Names and titles A.N. Other age aka alias appellation forename form of address given name good name identity pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity pseudonymous unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed untitled Examples of demonymdemonym The meaning of the demonym "hleygr" is unknown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is often combined with an epithet, sometimes a demonym (a word derived from their place of origin). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The adjective and demonym for this region is "chilote" in the masculine and "chilota" in the feminine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In such cases the placename and the demonym are often the same word. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The term "rosarigasino" itself is formed in this way, after the local residents' demonym ("rosarino"). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This village gave the name of the modern demonym of the city: "carioca". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There has been a limited development of the term eurozoner, as a demonym for people in the eurozone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is far more common, however, to use the demonym of the specific nationality when it is known. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The demonym for residents is "bosquenses". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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