toponymy

[ tuh-pon-uh-mee ]

noun
  1. the study of toponyms.

  2. Anatomy. the nomenclature of the regions of the body.

Origin of toponymy

1
1875–80; top- + -onomy, on the model of homonymy, synonymy; see -onym, -y3

Other words from toponymy

  • top·o·nym·ic [top-uh-nim-ik], /ˌtɒp əˈnɪm ɪk/, top·o·nym·i·cal, adjective

Words Nearby toponymy

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How to use toponymy in a sentence

  • Yet the Arabs have left almost a deeper mark upon the toponymy of the country.

    Spain | Wentworth Webster

British Dictionary definitions for toponymy

toponymy

/ (təˈpɒnɪmɪ) /


noun
  1. the study of place names

  2. rare the anatomical nomenclature of bodily regions, as distinguished from that of specific organs or structures

Derived forms of toponymy

  • toponymic (ˌtɒpəˈnɪmɪk) or toponymical, adjective

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