gentilic

English

Etymology

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Adjective

gentilic (not comparable)

  1. tribal or national.
  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic

Translations

tribal

Noun

gentilic (plural gentilics)

  1. A personal name derived from a place name.
    Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
  2. demonym

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