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An ethnonym ( Gk. έθνος ''ethnos'', 'tribe', + όνομα ''onoma'', 'name') is the name of an Ethnic Group , whether that name has been assigned by another group (i.e. an Exonym ), or self-assigned (i.e. an '' Autonym ''). For example, the ethnically dominant group in Germany are the Germans, an exonym carried into English from Latin; the Germans refer to themselves by the autonym "Deutsch". As language changes, ethnonyms which were at one time acceptable become offensive. Examples include Gypsy ( Roma ) and (perhaps the most notable example in English) "Negro"/" Nigger "/"colored" ( Black People ). Other examples of ethnonym-turned- Ethnic Slur in history include Vandal , Bushman and Philistine . In English, ethnonyms are generally derived through suffixation. See Demonym for a much more detailed explanation of this process. REFERENCES SEE ALSO |
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