English Explanatory Dictionary

toponymy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.
  2. The nomenclature of anatomical regions.

Pronunciation

/təˈpɒ.nɪˌmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-toponymy.wav

Word forms

toponymy toponymies toponomy

Etymology

From topo- + -onymy.

Synonyms

toponomastics

Derived words

microtoponymy neotoponymy toponym toponymic toponymist
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