place name
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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To the European Union, Feta, though not a place name, can come only from a region of Greece that has millennia of tradition making that kind of cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The first – and easiest – challenge features five images, representing a place name.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
“Not one of my colleagues in the legislature voted against the bill because so many recognize this word is not a place name that belongs in California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
This is a traditional place name for the waterway and the translation of the Clallam word “Scɬəqʷ.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The preservation of this place name for nearly two thousand years cannot be regarded as an accident.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.
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