endonym
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Etymology edit
From endo- (“inside”) + -onym (“name”).
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endonym (plural endonyms)
- A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
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a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language
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