exonym
[ ek-soh-nim ]
/ ˈɛk soʊ nɪm /
noun
a name used by foreigners for a place, as Florence for Firenze.
a name used by foreigners to refer to a people or social group that the group itself does not use, as Germans for Deutsche.
Words nearby exonym
exonarthex,
exonerate,
exonuclease,
exonumia,
exonumist,
exonym,
exoparasite,
exopathic,
exopeptidase,
exoperidium,
exophasia
British Dictionary definitions for exonym
exonym
/ (ˈɛksəˌnɪm) /
noun
a name given to a place by foreigners
Londres is an exonym of London
Word Origin for exonym
C20: from Greek
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