Usually means: Name denoting origin or nationality.
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  1. gentilic: Merriam-Webster
  2. gentilic: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gentilic: Wiktionary
  4. Gentilic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (gentilic)

adjective:  Tribal or national.
adjective:  Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
noun:  A personal name derived from a place name.
noun:  A demonym.

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