What does "demonym" mean?

A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.

Demonym

Common synonyms include: gentilic, alaskan, burgundian, demonymic adjective, derivation base, ethnonym.

/ˈdɛmənɪm/ noun

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Noun

1
A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
"Why is it that people from the United States use American as their demonym?"
2
A pseudonym formed of an adjective. obsolete
"The Logophile has my favourite demonym; I would write under it if he didn't."

"He had to choose between "Earthling" and "Terran" for their demonym."

From demo- + -onym, from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Possibly revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster.