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GENTILE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

The name given to the inhabitants of a locality referring to the locality (continent, country, province, region, city, village, district, parish, etc.).

OBS

"Greek" (inhabitant of Greece), "Torontonian" (inhabitant of Toronto), "Manitoban" (inhabitant of Manitoba) are examples of inhabitant names.

OBS

Not to be confused with "ethnonym", which refers to a group according to his human characteristics.

OBS

inhabitant name: term used in the TERMIUM Guide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Dénomination attribuée aux habitants d'un lieu relativement à ce lieu (continent, pays, province, région, ville, village, quartier, paroisse, etc.).

OBS

«Grec», «Grecque» (habitant de la Grèce); «Avellinois», «Avellinoise» (habitant de Saint-André-Avellin); «Manitobain», «Manitobaine» (habitant du Manitoba) sont des exemples de gentilés.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «ethnonyme», qui désigne un groupe de personnes relativement aux caractéristiques de ce groupe sur le plan humain.

OBS

gentilé : terme utilisé dans le Guide TERMIUM.

Spanish

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