toponym

[ top-uh-nim ]

noun
  1. a name derived from the name of a place.

Origin of toponym

1
First recorded in 1890–95; top- + -onym, or by back formation from toponymy

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British Dictionary definitions for toponym

toponym

/ (ˈtɒpənɪm) /


noun
  1. the name of a place

  2. any name derived from a place name

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