TOPONYMY


Meaning of TOPONYMY in English

noun

also to·pon·o·my təˈpänəmē, tōˈ-, -mi

( -es )

Etymology: toponymy International Scientific Vocabulary top- + -onymy; toponomy from top- + Greek onoma name + English -y — more at name

1. : the place-names of a region or language or the especially etymological study of them

2. : the nomenclature of regional anatomy

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