toponym

[ top-uh-nim ]

noun

a placename.
a name derived from the name of a place.

Origin of toponym

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

Words Nearby toponym

topological invariant
topological space
topological transformation
topology
Topolski
toponym
toponymy
topos
topotype
top out
topper

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British Dictionary definitions for toponym

toponym

/ (ˈtɒpənɪm) /

noun

the name of a place
any name derived from a place name

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