toponymy
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.to·pon·y·my
noun \tə-ˈpä-nə-mē, tō-\Definition of TOPONYMY
: the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of them
— to·pon·y·mist \-mist\ noun
Origin of TOPONYMY
International Scientific Vocabulary, from top- + Greek onyma, onoma name — more at name
First Known Use: 1876
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