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How many languages have this sort of variety in demonyms? I know in Japanese, you basically just stick a -jin suffix at the end of a place to describe a resident of that place.
So, for me, I'm an American. And a Georgian and somewhat of an Atlantan. Technically, though, I live in Johns Creek. Johns Creekian?
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A demonym /ˈdɛmənɪm/, or gentilic, is a term for the residents of a locality. It is usually but not always derived from the name of a locality.For example, the demonym for the people of Canada is Canadian; the demonym for the people of Sweden is Swede; the demonym for the people of Germany is German; the demonym for the people of Switzerland is Swiss; the demonym for the people of the Netherlands is Dutch. Some locations have double forms; for example, the demonym for the people of Britain can be either British or Briton. |
How many languages have this sort of variety in demonyms? I know in Japanese, you basically just stick a -jin suffix at the end of a place to describe a resident of that place.
So, for me, I'm an American. And a Georgian and somewhat of an Atlantan. Technically, though, I live in Johns Creek. Johns Creekian?
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