Gentilic
/ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A personal name derived from a place name.
"Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?"
- 2 A demonym.
Adjective
- 1 Tribal or national. not-comparable
- 2 Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic. not-comparable
Example
More examples"Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?"
Etymology
From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.