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demonym

name for a resident of a locality
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demonym

Summary

demonym has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • demonym is a type of anthroponym[2].
  • demonym's said to be the same as is recorded as politonym[3].
  • demonym's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Demonyms[4].
  • demonym's facet of is recorded as inhabitant[5].
  • demonym's facet of is recorded as human population[6].
  • demonym's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1549[7].
  • demonym's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6271[8].
  • demonym's studied by is recorded as demography[9].
  • demonym's studied by is recorded as sociology[10].
  • demonym's studied by is recorded as human geography[11].
  • demonym's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q130416423[12].

Body

Definition and Type

demonym is a type of anthroponym[2].

Why It Matters

demonym has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] demonym is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

demography human geography List of Country, Capital and Inhabitant Names sociology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_demonym_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{demonym}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/demonym}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 16h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → inhabitant, human population
    Said to be the same as → politonym
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → anthroponym
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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