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



RESET




Word of the Day

9 March 2025

CLOG

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

coffee icon