urbanonym
/ɛɹˈbænoʊˌnɪm/
urbanonym noun: the name of an urban element (street, square etc.) in towns and cities.
Noun
urbanonym (plural urbanonyms)
- The name of an urban element (street, square etc.) in towns and cities.
- Due to the peculiar characteristics of their functioning, urbanonyms are instrumental in forming or transforming the historical memory of society. […] If an anthroponym associated with a denotatum contains all the information about it, the goal of the author of a street name who uses this...(Can we date this quote?), Oksana Neher, Liudmyla Yursa, “THE CONCEPT OF MEMORY IN THE URBANONYMY OF UZHHOROD”, in ORBIS LINGUARUM, volume 20, number 2, →DOI, pages 191, 192
Forms of urbanonym
| plural | urbanonyms |
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Origin of urbanonym
From urban + -onym.
Words formed from urbanonym
Questions about urbanonym
- What does urbanonym mean?
- Urbanonym means the name of an urban element (street, square etc.) in towns and cities.
- What part of speech is urbanonym?
- Urbanonym is a noun.
- How do you pronounce urbanonym?
- Urbanonym is pronounced /ɛɹˈbænoʊˌnɪm/ (US).
- What is the plural of urbanonym?
- The plural of urbanonym is urbanonyms.
Words near urbanonym in the dictionary
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