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نام اهلیت

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نام اهلیت

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Also known as gentilic

A demonym (; ) or 'gentilic' () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, state, country, and continent). Demonyms are used to designate all people (the general population) of a particular place, regardless of ethnic, linguistic, religious or other cultural differences that may exist within the population of that place. Examples of demonyms include Cochabambino, for someone from the city of Cochabamba; Indian for a person

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A demonym is a word that describes people based on where they live or come from, like "New Yorker" for someone from New York or "Italian" for someone from Italy. These words matter because they give us a quick way to identify and refer to groups of people by their geographic origin, regardless of their individual differences in culture, language, or religion.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
anthroponym
Said to be same as
politonym
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topic's main category
Category:Demonyms
studied by
human geography
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