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Exonym definition of exonym by The Free Dictionary Define exonym exonym synonyms, exonym pronunciation, exonym translation, English dictionary definition of exonym n A name by which one people or social group refers to another and by which the group soAn exonym is a place name that isn't used by the people who live in that place but that is used by others Also spelled xenonym Paul Woodman has defined exonym as a toponym bestowed from the outside, and in a language from the outside (in Exonyms and the International Standardisation of Geographical Names , 07)Exonym noun A name given to a group or category of people by a secondary person or persons other than the people it refers to Exonyms form a typical (but very useful) example of cultural chauvinism exonym noun A place name or a personal name used by foreigners instead of the nativelanguage version used by its inhabitants, such as Moscow in English for the city called Poj Peeters Leuven Be Define exonym definition