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toponym
  1. A placename.
  2. A word derived from the name of a place.
  3. (anatomy) The technical designation of any region of an animal.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The toponym 'Paris' refers to the capital city of France.”
      “Perhaps the most commonly narrated Spanish usurpation of a Miskitu toponym is the colonial name referring to the Moskitia itself, Taguzgalpa.”
      “Azoria is the local toponym for a distinctively rounded and double-peaked hill overlooking the Bay of Mirabello in northeastern Crete.”
toponymy
  1. lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics
  2. (anatomy) The nomenclature of anatomical regions.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Dr. Johnson dedicated his entire career to the field of toponymy, conducting extensive research on the origins and meanings of place names across different cultures.”
      “The methods employed in this project are easy to use, making them helpful to local communities involved in toponymy and other mapping projects.”
      “The continual references to the toponymy, or place names, of Dublin suggest the chapter's investment in the rhetoric of cartography.”
toponomy
  1. Alternative spelling of toponymy
  2. Examples:
    1. “The Cornish language has influenced the toponomy of Cornwall, and has historically been used in surnames for the Cornish people.”
toponymist
  1. one who studies toponymy
  2. Examples:
    1. “Room is a toponymist and the author of numerous reference books.”
      “But the piecemeal publication, with laudable speed, of the tablets, in volumes of two series and in numerous articles, created problems for the toponymist.”
      Toponymist and onomastician Adrian Room is the author of more than 40 reference books.”
toponymics
  1. The study of toponyms.
toponomastics
toponymists
  1. plural of toponymist
toponymies
toponyms
  1. plural of toponym
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The principal legacy left behind in those territories from which the language of the Britons were displaced is that of toponyms.”
      “The project relied on teamwork, the collection of toponyms, the drawing of sketch maps, and the interpretation of air photos.”
      “Without literary traditions, they relied on mental maps for describing places and fixed specific locations using toponyms and oral descriptions.”
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