place name
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the Middle East, a place name is never just a name—it is a claim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The first – and easiest – challenge features five images, representing a place name.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
Glacier Ridge, opposite Horn Peak, is not just a place name on a map; it also describes a geological origin story.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
In the woods, Senderovsky has built a crescent of bungalows around a main house, each with an exotic place name.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
At least its identity as a place name continued for a time.
From The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 by Hatch, Charles E.
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