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In a few cases, where a linguistic background has been [[Constructed language|constructed]], non-standard gentilics are formed (or the eponyms back-formed). Examples include Tolkien's ''[[Rohirrim]]'' (from [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]]) and the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise's ''[[Klingon]]s'' (with various names for their homeworld).
In a few cases, where a linguistic background has been [[Constructed language|constructed]], non-standard gentilics are formed (or the eponyms back-formed). Examples include Tolkien's ''[[Rohirrim]]'' (from [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]]) and the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise's ''[[Klingon]]s'' (with various names for their homeworld).
==See also==
{{portal|Geography}}
*[[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names]]
**[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies]]
**[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions]]
**[[List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for Australia]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for Canada]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for Cuba]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for India]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for Malaysia]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for Mexico]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for New Zealand]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for the Philippines]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for the United States]]
**[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for former regions]]
***[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for Greco-Roman antiquity]]
**[[List of adjectivals and demonyms for fictional regions]]
*[[List of regional nicknames]]
*[[Macedonia naming dispute]]
*[[Nationality]]
* [[-onym]], especially [[ethnonym]] and [[Exonym and endonym]]


== References ==
== References ==