demonym

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dem·o·nym

 (dĕm′ə-nĭm′)
n.
A name, such as Swede or New Yorker, that denotes an inhabitant or native of a given place.
[Greek dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots + -onym.]
dem′o·nym′ic adj.
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