exonym

Name used by a group of people to refer to another group, to another person, to another language, or to a geographical place outside their territory

Entitytype of nameQ81639

Also known as xenonym · exonymy · xenonymy · exonyms · xenonyms

Instance of: type of name
Subclass of: name
Part of: endonym and exonym

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An endonym or autonym is a common, self-chosen, native name of a group of people, an individual person of that group, a geographical place, a language or a dialect; it is 'native' in the sense that it is used inside or by a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their place of origin, or their language.

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Opposite of: endonym
Language: foreign language
Main Wikidata property: non-self-identified name
Has characteristic: exotic

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AIDB. (2026). exonym (Q81639). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/exonym-Q81639