Definition of GENTILIC

gentilic

Plural: gentilics

Adj

  • Tribal or national.
  • Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

Noun

  • A personal name derived from a place name.
  • A demonym.

Examples

  • "Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?"

Origin / Etymology

From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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