1. a name for a place or person used by foreign speakers, differing from the name used by native speakers
Usage: linguistics; geography

Examples

• The exonym 'Germany' is what English speakers call the country; Germans call it 'Deutschland.'
• Many European cities have exonyms in English: 'Munich' is the exonym for 'München.'
• 'Bangkok' is an exonym; the Thai exonym is 'Krung Thep.'
• Linguists study exonyms to understand how different cultures name places.
• The exonym 'Poland' differs from the endonym 'Polska.'