toponymy

to·pon·y·my

T0273500 (tə-pŏn′ə-mē)n. pl. to·pon·y·mies 1. a. The place names of a region or language.b. The study of such place names.2. Anatomy Nomenclature with respect to a region of the body rather than to organs or structures.

to·pon′·y·mist (-mĭst) n.

toponymy

(təˈpɒnɪmɪ) or

toponymics

n1. the study of place names2. (Medicine) rare the anatomical nomenclature of bodily regions, as distinguished from that of specific organs or structures ˌtopoˈnymic, ˌtopoˈnymical, ˌtopoˈnymal adj

to•pon•y•my

(təˈpɒn ə mi)

n. the study of place names. [1875–80; top- + -onomy, on the model of synonymy; see -onym, -y³] top•o•nym•ic (ˌtɒp əˈnɪm ɪk) top`o•nym′i•cal, adj.

toponymy

1. the study of the place names of a district.
2. Anatomy. the nomenclature of the regions of the body. — toponymie, toponymical, adj.See also: Names

toponymy

The place names used in a particualr region or language.

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Noun	1.	toponymy - the nomenclature of regional anatomytoponomynomenclature, terminology, language - a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
	2.	toponymy - the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a languagetoponomylexicology - the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language

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toponymie

Toponymy

the branch of onomastics that studies toponyms (place names), their meaning, structure, origin, and area of distribution. The aggregate of toponyms for a given area constitutes its toponymy. Microtoponymy is the study of the names of such smaller geographical units as localities, springs, whirlpools, and farmlands. Toponymy is closely interrelated with geography, history, and ethnography.

Toponymy is an important research tool in historical lexicology, dialectology, and etymology. Some toponyms, particularly hydronyms, preserve archaisms and older dialectical features and often originate in the substrate languages of a given area. Toponymy aids in reconstructing the history of peoples and in defining the boundaries within which they lived. It also helps to determine the areas in which languages were once prevalent and to locate former cultural and economic centers and trade routes. The transcription of toponyms establishes their original spelling and the period of their introduction into other languages; this information is used in military cartography and in all types of communication.

REFERENCES

Nikonov, V. A. Vvedenie v toponimiku. Moscow, 1965.
Popov, A. I. Geograficheskie nazvaniia. Moscow-Leningrad, 1965.
Zhuchkevich, V. A. Obshchaia toponimika, 2nd ed. Minsk, 1968.
Pospelov, E. M. Toponimika i kartografiia. Moscow, 1971.
Murzaev, E. M. Ocherki toponimiki. Moscow, 1974.

V. P. NEROZNAK

toponymy

to·pon·y·my

(tō-pon'i-mē), Topical or regional nomenclature, as distinguished from organonymy. [topo- + G. onyma, name]

toponymy

(tə-pŏn′ə-mē)n. pl. topony·mies 1. a. The place names of a region or language.b. The study of such place names.2. Anatomy Nomenclature with respect to a region of the body rather than to organs or structures.

to·pon′·y·mist (-mĭst) n.

toponymy

(tō-pŏn′ĭ-mē) [″ + onoma, name] Nomenclature of the regions of the body.

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noun the nomenclature of regional anatomy

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noun the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language

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