TOPONYM

Etymology

Noun

toponym (plural toponyms)

A placename.

Synonyms: placename, nomen loci

Hyponyms: hydronym, oronym

(less common) A word derived from the name of a place.

Coordinate term: eponym

(anatomy) The technical designation of any region of an animal.

Source: Wiktionary


Top"o*nym, n.

Definition: A name of a place; more broadly, a name, as in the binomial name of a plant, based on, or derived from, a place name, or based on the location of the thing named.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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