DEMONYM
demonym: translation
n.
Place name-based label that describes a resident of a particular city, territory, or country.
Example Citation:"Labels for Locals, by Paul Dickson...tells us (for $14.95) 'What to Call People From Abilene to Zimbabwe' (Abilenian, Zimbabwean). Dickson calls these demonyms, from the Greek demos, 'populace."
— William Safire, "Gifts of Gab for 1998," The New York Times Magazine
Related Words:mononymous
numeronymous
Category:Language (General)