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Ethnonymy means (linguistics) the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms.
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/ɛθˈnɒnɪmi/ · noun
(linguistics) the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms.
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Ethnonymy means (linguistics) the naming of people, the creation of ethnonyms.
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