exonym
noun | /exonym/
A name used by outsiders for a place or people rather than the name used by its inhabitants.
exonym
noun | /exonym/
Advanced WordsHARDA name used by outsiders for a place or people rather than the name used by its inhabitants.
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"Munich is the English exonym for the German city München."
"Researchers compared local endonyms with widely used exonyms."
Mnemonic Trick
Exonym → Exo = outside + nym = name → An outside name.
Etymology
From Greek exo (outside) + onyma/onoma (name).
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