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