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Demonym vs Nationality - What's the difference?

demonym | nationality |

As nouns the difference between demonym and nationality

is that demonym is a name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place that is derived from the name of the place while nationality is membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.

demonym

English

(wikipedia demonym)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place that is derived from the name of the place.
    • Why is it that people from the United States use American as ''their'' demonym ?
  • (obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective.
    • The Logophile has my favourite demonym , I would write under it if he didn't.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    See also

    *

    nationality

    English

    Noun

    (nationalities)
  • Membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
  • National, i.e. ethnic and/or cultural, character or identity.
  • A people sharing a common origin, culture and/or language, and possibly constituting a nation-state.
  • Political existence, independence or unity as a national entity.
  • (archaic) Nationalism or patriotism.

    • Synonyms

    * (membership of a nation or state) affiliation, allegiance, ancestry, citizenship, descent, enfranchisement, ethnicity, national status, naturalization, origin, parentage, race, residence, status * (national character or identity) ancestry, color, colour, ethnicity, identity, origin * (a people) clan, confederation, cultural group, culture, denomination, ethnic group, ethnicity, faith, group, nation, people, persuasion, race, sect, tribe * (political existence as a national entity) autarchy, autonomy, freedom, independence, liberty, nationhood, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, separation, sovereignty * (nationalism) nationalism, patriotic sentiment, patriotism,

    Related terms

    * nation, national, nationalise, nationalism, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalize * nationhood * nation-state * nationwide

    See also

    * naturalize