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choronyms

choronyms is the plural of choronym.

Meaning of choronym

Noun

choronym (plural choronyms)

  1. A type of toponym representing the name of a region, country or any other territory.
    • Choronym (Gk. khôra, “place,” “land," "country" + -onym). A type of toponym, as the name of any country, territory, region, district or the like. Ex. America, United States, Scotland, Armenia, Texas, Siberia, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Provence, Sicily, Antarctica.1996, Adrian Room, An Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name Studies

Questions about choronyms

What is choronyms the plural of?
Choronyms is the plural of choronym.

Words near choronyms in the dictionary

  1. choromania
  2. choromatography
  3. chorometry
  4. Choron sauce
  5. choronym
  6. choronyms
  7. chorophobia
  8. chorophyte
  9. choropleth
  10. choropleth map
  11. choropleth maps

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