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inhabitant name [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inhabitant name
1, record 1, English, inhabitant%20name
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- demonym 2, record 1, English, demonym
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The name given to the inhabitants of a locality referring to the locality (continent, country, province, region, city, village, district, parish, etc.). 1, record 1, English, - inhabitant%20name
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Greek" (inhabitant of Greece), "Torontonian" (inhabitant of Toronto), "Manitoban" (inhabitant of Manitoba) are examples of inhabitant names. 3, record 1, English, - inhabitant%20name
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with "ethnonym", which refers to a group according to his human characteristics. 3, record 1, English, - inhabitant%20name
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
inhabitant name: term used in the TERMIUM Guide. 3, record 1, English, - inhabitant%20name
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gentilé
1, record 1, French, gentil%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dénomination attribuée aux habitants d'un lieu relativement à ce lieu (continent, pays, province, région, ville, village, quartier, paroisse, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - gentil%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Grec», «Grecque» (habitant de la Grèce); «Avellinois», «Avellinoise» (habitant de Saint-André-Avellin); «Manitobain», «Manitobaine» (habitant du Manitoba) sont des exemples de gentilés. 3, record 1, French, - gentil%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «ethnonyme», qui désigne un groupe de personnes relativement aux caractéristiques de ce groupe sur le plan humain. 4, record 1, French, - gentil%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
gentilé : terme utilisé dans le Guide TERMIUM. 3, record 1, French, - gentil%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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