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Definition of
toponym noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
toponym
noun
/ˈtɒpənɪm/
/ˈtɑːpənɪm/
(specialist)
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a place name
Word Origin
1930s: from Greek
topos
‘place’ +
-onym
.
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toponym
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topography
noun
topology
noun
toponym
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topos
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top out
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influence
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