toponym
A placenameA placename.
» The toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops.
Meaning
3 sensesA placename.
Toponym, Ortsname
топо́нимtopónim
топо́німtopónim
(uncommon)A word derived from the name of a place.
‘Tangerine’ is a toponym of Tangier.
the name by which a geographical place is known
The technical designation of any region of an animal.
Examples
4 sentencesThe toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops.
The toponym Marrakech comes from Amurakkuc; Amur, the land of the god Akuch.
The toponyms that I have just given are those of places of Djemaa-Saharidj village. Did you know that?
Did you know that the toponyms that I have just given are those of places of Djemaa-Saharidj village?
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from toponymy. By surface analysis, topo + -nym.Back-formation from toponymy. By surface analysis, topo + -nym.
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Forms
plural: toponymsSynonyms
6 synonyms- the name by which a geographical place is known:place name