demonym
/ˈdeməˌnim
/noun
A proper noun used to denote the natives or inhabitants of a particular country, state, city, etc. Tasmanian is a demonym, as is Taswegian, the alternative...
- Each state has an official demonym via the US Government Printing Office—for example, people from North Carolina are called North Carolinians.
- There really isn't a commonly used demonym for British people.
- A 19-year-old Nampan (that's the demonym for Nampa, Idaho) is in the slammer after he was caught cutting through the roof of a pawnshop.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in the sense 'a common noun taken as a proper noun'): from Greek dēmos 'the people' + onuma 'name'. The current sense dates from the 1990s.
- for the life of me
- for the love of God
- for the love of Mike
- for the moment
- for the most part
- for the nonce
- for the pot
- for the present
- for the record
- for the rest
- for the ride
- for the sake of argument
- for the taking
- for the time being
- Forth, Firth of
- forthright
- forthrightly
- forthrightness
- forthwith
- Forties
- fortieth
- fortifiable
- fortification
- fortifier
- fortify