Politonym
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Politonym is a noun meaning A name referring to members of a political entity.
Meaning
A name referring to members of a political entity.
Example Sentences
In that case Belgians and French provide us with examples of one's politonyms. His theory becomes more complex when he says: when a group of people move outside the original settlement, both politonyms and toponyms are often not retained by the second and further generations.
Word Forms
- politonyms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include partonym, polynymy, poecilonymy, deonym, anthroponomastics, paranymph.
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