The name originates as an exonym, applied pars pro toto to the troops of the Confederacy. |
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The present paper presents a scheme of criteria for deciding whether, in a specific case, an exonym can or should be used. |
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Using an exonym with political connotations may create misunderstandings. |
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The Convenor presented working paper No. 5, which showed how definitions of the terms exonym, endonym, standardized endonym and traditional name had evolved over time. |
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Only after having checked the whole list of criteria is it possible to determine whether, in a specific case, the use of the exonym is appropriate or must be avoided. |
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According to him and to Hylkema, Kupel or Kufel was an exonym that the Star Mountains people applied to people living to their north and west. |
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In some cases, an exonym for a politically sensitive feature becomes an international problem between countries bilaterally or within the context of international organizations. |
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A major outcome was a resolution to accept revised definitions of the terms exonym and endonym and to present those definitions to the present session and to the Working Group on Terminology. |
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The Latinized form Scania occurs especially in British English as an exonym. |
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Even in the former case, the exclusive use of an exonym may be unhelpful for the map user. |
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The Bahau subgroups of the Bulungan regions are also called Ngorek, although this seems to be a pejorative exonym given to them by the neighboring Kenyah. |
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The exonym was later adopted by the Greeks, with a similar connotation. |
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