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toponym
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top·o·nym  (tp-nm)
n.
1. A place name.
2. A name derived from a place or region.
[Back-formation from toponymy.]
topo·nymic, topo·nymi·cal adj.
toponym [ˈtɒpənɪm]
n
1. the name of a place
2. any name derived from a place name
toponym
1. a place name.
2. a personal name derived from a place name.
See also: Names
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Noun1.toponym - the name by which a geographical place is knowntoponym - the name by which a geographical place is known
place name
name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
troponomy, troponymy - the place names of a region or a language considered collectively
Translations
toponym
n → Ortsname m
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