What does Toponym mean?

Definitions for Toponym
ˈtɒp ə nɪmto·ponym

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. place name, toponymnoun

    the name by which a geographical place is known

Wiktionary

  1. toponymnoun

    a place name

  2. toponymnoun

    a word derived from the name of a place

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  1. toponym

    A toponym is a place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature. It can also refer to the study of place names, their origins, meanings, use, and typology.

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  1. Toponym

    A name of a geographic place or feature.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Toponym

    top′ō-nim, n. (anat.) a topographical name, the technical designation of any region of an animal.—n. Topon′omy, topical terminology, the place-names of a district.—adjs. Topon′ymal, Toponym′ic, -al.—n. Topon′ymy, the nomenclature of anatomical regions. [Gr. topos, a place, onoma, a name.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Toponym in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Toponym in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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