Demonym
[DEM-ə-nim]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, mid-19th century
1.
A noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc.
Examples of Demonym in a sentence
"He knew the demonym for a resident of Indiana is 'Hoosier,' but he didn't know why."
"I currently live in Australia, but I still claim my demonym as British."
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