ex·o·nym ( k s -n m)n. A name by which one people or social group refers to another and by which the group so named does not refer to itself. |
exonym [ˈɛksəˌnɪm]
n
a name given to a place by foreigners Londres is an exonym of London
[from Greek ex-1 + -onym]
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