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gentilic

adj
/ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/UK/ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/US

Etymology

From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.

  1. derived from gentilis

Definitions

  1. Tribal or national.

  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place

    Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

  3. A personal name derived from a place name.

    • Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A demonym.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA