toponymy

to·pon·y·my (t

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n. pl. to·pon·y·mies

a. The place names of a region or language.

b. The study of such place names.

2. Anatomy Nomenclature with respect to a region of the body rather than to organs or structures.

toponymy [təˈpɒnɪmɪ]

1. the study of place names

2. (Medicine) Rare the anatomical nomenclature of bodily regions, as distinguished from that of specific organs or structures

toponymic [ˌtɒpəˈnɪmɪk], toponymical adj

toponymy

1. the study of the place names of a district.
2. Anatomy. the nomenclature of the regions of the body. — toponymie, toponymical, adj.

See also: Names

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	toponymy - the nomenclature of regional anatomy toponomy nomenclature, terminology, language - a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
	2.	toponymy - the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language toponomy lexicology - the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

Translations

toponymy [təˈpɒnɪmɪ] n → toponimia

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-onymy language lexicology names nomenclature terminology topo- Toponomy toponym	Discussing the historicity of the place names that surface in Boesman and Lena, Peter Anderson comments: Toponymy is of obvious interest to any enquiry into place, since it reveals the most overt cultural inscription of space, the most profound act of inhabiting. Guy Butler's political ecology: history, appropriation, alienation, ... by Thurman, Christopher / Journal of Literary Studies 95 Paperback F1090 For all those who love the towering peaks of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains and have wondered where the names of the region's peaks, rivers, and lakes come from, artist and photographer Boles, who has summited 450 peaks in the Canadian Rockies, compiles information on the toponymy of the region. Canadian mountain place names; the Rockies and Columbia Mountains by Reference & Research Book News Drawing upon both pre-existing data and literature concerning Mount Rainier and extensive interviews with elderly Native Americans, Takhoma covers native toponymy, tribal identities and boundaries, camp sites and structures, native trails, and trade. Takhoma by Internet Bookwatch	topographic anatomy topographic base Topographic chart topographic engineering topographic map topographic point topographical Topographical map Topographical surveying topographically Topographist topography topoi topolatry topolect topologic topological topological group topological space topologically Topologist topology Topolski Toponomy toponym toponymy topophobia Topophone topos topotype topped topper Toppiece topping topping lift topping-out Toppingly topple topple down topple over tops Tops-and-bottoms topsail topsail schooner topside topsider Topsman topsoil Topsoiling topspin topstitch	Topology Hiding Internetwork Gateway Topology Management Topology Ocean Experiment topology of circuits Topology of pointwise convergence Topology Project Status Report Topology Representing Network Topology State Element Topology State Packet Topology, Algebra and Geometry Group Topology-Independent Node Name Topolski Topolski toponarcosis toponium Toponomastics Toponomastics toponomy toponomy toponym toponym toponymic toponymic toponymical toponymies toponymies Toponymist Toponymist Toponyms Toponyms toponymy topophobia Topophone Toporkov, Vasilii Toporkov, Vasilii Osipovich topos topos Topos (mathematics) Topos theory Toposcope Toposcope toposcopic toposcopic catheter toposcopic catheter toposcopic catheter topotaxis Topotecan Topotecan hydrochloride topotype topotype Topozero TOPP Toppan Forms Card Technologies topped topped topped topped topped topped Topped a Bid topped and tail

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Discussing the historicity of the place names that surface in Boesman and Lena, Peter Anderson comments: Toponymy is of obvious interest to any enquiry into place, since it reveals the most overt cultural inscription of space, the most profound act of inhabiting.

Guy Butler's political ecology: history, appropriation, alienation, ... by Thurman, Christopher / Journal of Literary Studies

95 Paperback F1090 For all those who love the towering peaks of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains and have wondered where the names of the region's peaks, rivers, and lakes come from, artist and photographer Boles, who has summited 450 peaks in the Canadian Rockies, compiles information on the toponymy of the region.

Canadian mountain place names; the Rockies and Columbia Mountains by Reference & Research Book News

Drawing upon both pre-existing data and literature concerning Mount Rainier and extensive interviews with elderly Native Americans, Takhoma covers native toponymy, tribal identities and boundaries, camp sites and structures, native trails, and trade.

Takhoma by Internet Bookwatch

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