˜yÐÄvlog

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endonym

[ en-duh-nim ]

noun

Anthropology.
  1. Also called autonym. the name that an ethnic, racial, or social group uses for itself or its language, such as ³§³¦³ó·É²â³ú±ð°ù»åü³Ù²õ³¦³ó for Swiss German. Compare exonym ( def 2 ), ethnonym ( def ).
  2. the name used to refer to a place by its inhabitants, as opposed to a name used by foreigners: Compare exonym ( def 1 ).

    In the 1920s, Reza Shah requested that the West call his country by its endonym “Iran,†rather than “Persia.â€



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð²Ô·»å´Ç·²Ô²â³¾Â·¾±³¦ [en-d, uh, -, nim, -ik], ±ð²Ô·»å´Ç²Ô·²â·³¾´Ç³Ü²õ [en-, don, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of endonym1

First recorded in 1970–75; end(o)- ( def ) + -onym ( def )

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