Ethnonym
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| + | An '''ethnonym''' (from the {{lang-el|ἔθνος}}, ''éthnos'', "nation" and {{lang|grc|ὄνομα}}, ''ónoma'', "name") is the [[name]] applied to a given [[ethnic group]]. Ethnonyms can be divided into two categories: [[exonym]]s (where the name of the ethnic group has been created by another group of people) and [[endonym|autonym]]s or '''endonyms''' (self-designation; where the name is created and used by the ethnic group itself). | ||
| - | '''Hebrews''' is an [[ethnonym]] used in the [[Tanakh]] (Hebrew Bible). It is mostly taken as synonymous with the [[Semitic]] [[Israelites]], especially in the pre-[[United Monarchy|monarchic]] period when they were still [[nomads|nomadic]], but in some instances it may also be used in a wider sense, referring to the [[Phoenicians]], or to other ancient groups, such as the group known as [[Shasu|Shasu of ''Yhw'']] on the eve of the [[Bronze Age collapse]]. | + | As an example, the ethnonym for the ethnically dominant group in [[Germany]] is the Germans. This ethnonym is an exonym used by the English-speaking world, although the term itself is derived from [[Latin]]. Conversely, Germans themselves use the autonym of ''die Deutschen''. Germans are indicated by exonyms in many European languages, such as French (''Allemands''), Swedish (''tyskar'') and Polish (''Niemcy''). |
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| - | == See also == | + | *[[-onym]] |
| - | * [[Jews]] | + | *[[Diaspora studies]] |
| - | * [[Israelites]] | + | *[[demonym]] |
| - | * [[Semitic peoples]] | + | *[[Exonym and endonym|exonym]] |
| - | * [[Israeli Jews]] | + | *[[Hyphenated American]] |
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An ethnonym (from the Template:Lang-el, éthnos, "nation" and Template:Lang, ónoma, "name") is the name applied to a given ethnic group. Ethnonyms can be divided into two categories: exonyms (where the name of the ethnic group has been created by another group of people) and autonyms or endonyms (self-designation; where the name is created and used by the ethnic group itself).
As an example, the ethnonym for the ethnically dominant group in Germany is the Germans. This ethnonym is an exonym used by the English-speaking world, although the term itself is derived from Latin. Conversely, Germans themselves use the autonym of die Deutschen. Germans are indicated by exonyms in many European languages, such as French (Allemands), Swedish (tyskar) and Polish (Niemcy).
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