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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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THEORETICAL
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