Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
TOPONYMY
toponymy, toponomy
(noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
toponymy, toponomy
(noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
toponymy (countable and uncountable, plural toponymies)
(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.
Synonym: toponomastics
Hypernym: onomastics
Coordinate term: anthroponymy
(anatomy) The nomenclature of anatomical regions.
Anagrams
• monotypy
Source: Wiktionary
To*pon"y*my, n.
Definition: A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- To*pon"y*mal (#), Top`o*nym"ic (#), Top`o*nym"ic*al (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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