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exonym

name used by a group of people to refer to another group, to another person, to another language, or to a geographical place outside their territory
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exonym

Summary

exonym is a type of name[1]. exonym draws 207 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_name category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • exonym's instance of is recorded as type of name[3].
  • exonym is a type of name[4].
  • exonym is part of endonym and exonym[5].
  • exonym's language of work or name is recorded as foreign language[6].
  • exonym is the opposite of endonym[7].
  • exonym's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Exonyms[8].
  • exonym's has characteristic is recorded as exotic[9].
  • exonym's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12090[10].

Body

Definition and Type

exonym's instance of is recorded as type of name[3]. exonym is a type of name[4]. exonym is the opposite of endonym[7].

Use and Application

exonym is part of endonym and exonym[5].

Why It Matters

exonym draws 207 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_name category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] exonym has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] exonym is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has characteristic → exotic
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → name
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26821, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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