How do you use Ethnonym in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ethnonym meaning
The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.
Using Ethnonym
- The main meaning on this page is: The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.
- In the example corpus, ethnonym often appears in combinations such as: an ethnonym.
Context around Ethnonym
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ethnonym
- In this selection, "ethnonym" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, samaritan, self, bulgar, khazar and emerged stand out and add context to how "ethnonym" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as an ethnonym as is and as an ethnonym emerged in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ethnonym" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ethnonym
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A similar predicament is faced by the self-ethnonym Shqiptarë. (10 words)
Instead, they avoided the toponym altogether, turning it into an ethnonym. (11 words)
Ethnonym There are two Russian words which are commonly translated into English as "Russians". (14 words)
It is certainly plausible that a flowing river would be given a name that describes it as "pouring", and that, if the original home of the Goths was near that river, they would choose an ethnonym that described them as living by the river. (44 words)
According to Samaritan tradition, however, the Samaritan ethnonym is not derived from the region of Samaria, but from the fact that they were the "Guardians" (Shamerim) of the true Israelite religion. (31 words)
The term " Hispanic " as an ethnonym emerged in the 20th century with the rise of migration of laborers from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America to the United States. (30 words)
Example sentences (12)
According to Samaritan tradition, however, the Samaritan ethnonym is not derived from the region of Samaria, but from the fact that they were the "Guardians" (Shamerim) of the true Israelite religion.
A similar predicament is faced by the self-ethnonym Shqiptarë.
Dimitrov theorized that the differences in the Bulgar ethnonym could be due to the dialect differentiations in their language.
Ethnonym There are two Russian words which are commonly translated into English as "Russians".
Gradually, the term took on the properties of an ethnonym and was used exclusively to designate Muslim Oghuz, especially those who migrated away from the Syrdariya Basin.
Instead, they avoided the toponym altogether, turning it into an ethnonym.
Iranians soon accepted it as an ethnonym, as is shown by a Persian court official’s referring to mā tāzikān “we Tajiks” (Bayhaqi, ed. Fayyāz, p. 594).
It is certainly plausible that a flowing river would be given a name that describes it as "pouring", and that, if the original home of the Goths was near that river, they would choose an ethnonym that described them as living by the river.
It may not be an ethnonym at all; see the article Habiru for details.
One method for tracing their origins consists in analysis of the possible etymologies behind the ethnonym Khazar itself.
The term " Hispanic " as an ethnonym emerged in the 20th century with the rise of migration of laborers from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America to the United States.
The word Khazar, as an ethnonym, was last used in the 13th century by a people in the North Caucasus believed to practice Judaism.
Common combinations with ethnonym
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an ethnonym 7×