place name

Noun

Meaning

the name by which a geographical place is known

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

place-name

Synonyms

toponym name term head style sign label brand flag signature designation tag denomination appellation autograph
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Antonyms

name break neglect disfavor true name rights

Hypernyms

name

Examples

According to Mark C. Elliott, Katsuragawa Hoshū's 1794 work, the "Hokusa bunryaku", was where "満州" (Manshū) first appeared as a place name was in two maps included in the work, "Ashia zenzu" and "Chikyū hankyū sōzu" which were also created by Katsuragawa. Source: Internet

In etymology the Greeks derived this place name from the verb, pythein (πύθειν, "to rot"), which refers to the sickly sweet smell of the decomposition of the body of the monstrous Python after he was slain by Apollo. Source: Internet

As well as the Historia Regum Britanniae, there is also place-name evidence to connect Ambrosius with nearby Amesbury. Source: Internet

Brookfield is a common place name in English-speaking countries. Source: Internet

Each waypoint can be either a place name, address, or comma-separated latitude/longitude coordinates. Source: Internet

It is the only place-name in Normandy that can be interpreted as a -tun one (English -ton; cf. Colton ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

place mat place mats place money place near the sea place now place of abode