exonym

Definitions

An external name for a place, people or a language used by outgroup members (such as foreigners) instead of ingroup members (such as native-language speakers).

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Examples

“Recognizing that measures such as the categorization of exonym use⟳, the publication of pronunciation guides for endonyms, and the formulation of guidelines ensuring a politically sensitive use⟳ of exonyms would help⟳ in the reduction of the number⟳ of exonyms, […]”

““Mandarin” is what linguists call⟳ an exonym, an external name⟳ for a place⟳, people, or language. And exonyms often tell⟳ of a history of how cultures met, fought, and interacted.”

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