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top·o·nym (t

-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]

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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Noun

toponym - 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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