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gentilic.

Tribal or national.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/General-American
  1. Tribal or national.

    not-comparable
  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/d͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/General-American
  1. A personal name derived from a place name.

    Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
  2. A demonym.

Where this word comes from

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

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