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toponyms

toponyms is the plural of toponym.

Meaning of toponym

Noun

toponym (plural toponyms)

  1. A placename.
    • As we celebrate one hundred years of official 'standardization' of Canadian toponyms, this would be an appropriate time to reflect upon the state of toponyms used by the Aboriginal people of Canada.2003, William C. Wonders, Canada's Changing North, →ISBN, page 207
    Synonyms:
    placename, nomen loci, geonym, geographic name, geographical name
  2. (uncommon) A word derived from the name of a place.
    • ‘Tangerine’ is a toponym of Tangier.
  3. The technical designation of any region of an animal.

Questions about toponyms

What is toponyms the plural of?
Toponyms is the plural of toponym.

Words near toponyms in the dictionary

  1. toponymics
  2. toponymies
  3. toponymist
  4. toponymists
  5. toponymous
  6. toponyms
  7. toponymy
  8. Topoozian
  9. Topoozians
  10. topophilia
  11. topophilic

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