To say that Colombus "discovered" America is a bit of a misnomer because there were plenty of people already here when he arrived.
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Misnomer
//(ˌ)mɪsˈnəʊmə//
Synonyms for "misnomer" (8 found)
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Related words (4)
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6 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 誤稱 /误称 noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Dutch
1 entries- verkeerde naam noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
German
4 entries- Falschbezeichnung noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- Fehlbenennung noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- Fehlbezeichnung noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- Namensirrtum noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Greek
1 entries- ακυριολεξία noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Hungarian
4 entries- névcsere noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- névhiba noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- névtévesztés noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- tévedés noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Icelandic
1 entries- rangnefni noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Italian
1 entries- denominazione impropria noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Japanese
1 entries- 誤称 noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Korean
1 entries- 오칭 noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Spanish
4 entries- mal descriptor noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- mala designación noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- nombre impropio noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- nombre inadecuado noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Turkish
2 entries- uygunsuz adlandırma noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
- yanlış adlandırma noun (incorrect use of a term, especially one which is misleading)
Sample sentences
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"Latin America" is a bit of a misnomer, since a significant portion of Canada also speaks a Romance language, French.
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It's a misnomer.
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"Koala bear" is a misnomer, since koalas aren't bears.
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