endonym
English
Etymology
From endo- (“inside”) + -onym (“name”).
Noun
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endonym (plural endonyms)
- A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
- Synonym: autonym
- Antonyms: exonym, xenonym
Derived terms
- endonymous
Related terms
- ethnonym
- glossonym
Translations
a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language
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Further reading
endonym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia