placename
Etymology Pronunciation
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Etymology Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpleɪsneɪm/
placename (plural placenames)
- The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
- Synonyms: toponym, nomen loci, geographic name, geographical name
- 2012, Nick Thieberger, The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Fieldwork, page 401:
- With a complex site, different site elements may not be terminologically distinguished, or else a generic term may be optionally added to the placename to distinguish a site element, such as a hill, well, or claypan at the location.
- French: toponyme
- German: Ortsname, Toponym
- Italian: toponimo
- Portuguese: topónimo (Portugal), topônimo (Brazil)
- Russian: топо́ним
- Spanish: topónimo
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