gentilic
Meanings
Adjective
- Tribal or national.
- Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
Noun
- A personal name derived from a place name.
- A demonym.
Origin
- From Latin gentilis ("of a clan or gens") + English suffix -ic.
Modern English dictionary
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