Definition of Toponym. Meaning of Toponym. Synonyms of Toponym

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Definition of Toponym

Toponym
Toponym Top"o*nym, n. 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.

Meaning of Toponym from wikipedia

- of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the...
- article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Springfield" toponym – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2013)...
- A lost toponym is a name given to a place which is no longer known or identifiable. For example, in 1618 the crew of the Mauritius explored a river in...
- The toponym "Azerbaijan" was historically used to refer to the region located south of the Aras River- today known as Iranian Azerbaijan, located in northwestern...
- In geographic information systems, toponym resolution is the relationship process between a toponym, i.e. the mention of a place, and an unambiguous spatial...
- The toponyms of Finland result mainly from the legacy left by three linguistic heritages: the Finnish language (spoken as first language by about 93% of...
- question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. The toponyms of Turkey result from the legacy left by several linguistic heritages:...
- never involved in Gr**** history or culture. Αlthough this list includes toponyms from Roman times, this list does not include later wholly Latin-derived...
- Eva or Eua (Ancient Gr****: Εὔα) was an ancient village of Cynuria (part of Arcadia in the Peloponnese, Greece), located inland not far from Neris. Pausanias...
- This 1562 map Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio by Diego Gutiérrez was the first map to print the toponym California....