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Old 07-20-2016, 06:58 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
In the broadest sense 'demonym' is the name given to the people from a particular place - Londoner, New Yorker, Novocastrian. Nationalities -- German, Swede, Scot etc - are a subset. Demos - People, Nym - Name.

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Thanks, BR. I'm afraid I've not encountered the word "gentilic" either, Terisa, and it's not in my Chambers' dictionary!
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