Demonym vs Synonym - What's the difference?
demonym | synonym |
A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place that is derived from the name of the place.
(obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective.
(semantics, with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
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(zoology, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
(botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
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As nouns the difference between demonym and synonym
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 synonym is .demonym
English
(wikipedia demonym)Noun
(en noun)- Why is it that people from the United States use American as ''their'' demonym ?
- The Logophile has my favourite demonym , I would write under it if he didn't.
Synonyms
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English
(wikipedia synonym)Noun
(en noun)- "Happy" is a synonym of "glad".
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.