demonym for people from Sunderland

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Mackem is an informal nickname and regional demonym for people from the city of Sunderland in North East England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonym
nickname
appliesTo natives of Sunderland
residents of Sunderland
associatedWith Sunderland A.F.C. NERFINISHED
Sunderland dialect
belongsTo culture of Sunderland
contrastedWith Geordie NERFINISHED
country England
culturalContext North East England working-class culture
denotes person from Sunderland
etymologyStatus disputed
hasAlternativeForm Mackem(s) NERFINISHED
language English
partOf British English slang
pluralForm Mackems NERFINISHED
refersTo people from Sunderland
region Sunderland NERFINISHED
register informal
relatedTerm Wearside NERFINISHED
relatedTo River Wear NERFINISHED
sometimesUsedAs pejorative term by outsiders
spellingVariantOf Makem
topic regional identity in North East England
usedAs self-identification term by some Sunderland residents NERFINISHED
usedIn North East England NERFINISHED
usedSinceCentury 20th century

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Mackem usedAs demonym for people from Sunderland