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ˈtoponym
[f. as toponymy.]
1. (See quot.)
1891Cent. Dict., Toponym,..the technical designation of any region of an animal, as distinguished from any organ.
2. a. A place-name; a name given to a person or thing marking its place of origin. b. = toponymic n. 2.
1939Antiquity Sept. 311 Important also are certain long lists of personal names followed by those of the cities from which these persons came... The toponyms include Byblus (G-b-'l, the Gebal of the Old Testament). 1958[see anthroponymy]. 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Jan. 3/3 The Manchester Guardian (before it dropped the toponym). 1978Regional Lang. Stud.—Newfoundland viii. 3 The surname of the original author of this list, Jeddore, occurs as a toponym in Nova Scotia, and..Jeddore's Harbour is about 40 miles east of Halifax. 1980Sci. Amer. Feb. 48/1 The Zapotec people also used toponyms, glyphic ‘place signs’ for important places or landmarks, mountains in particular. |