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toponymy

noun
to·​pon·​y·​my | \ tə-ˈpä-nə-mē How to pronounce toponymy (audio) , tō-\

Definition of toponymy

: the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of them
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Other Words from toponymy

toponymist \ tə-​ˈpä-​nə-​mist How to pronounce toponymist (audio) , tō-​ \ noun

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 That is part of a much broader quest to excavate (or invent) an older and more precise toponymy of urban neighborhoods. — Henry Grabar, Slate Magazine, "What a Bar With Decorative Bullet Holes Really Means," 25 July 2017

First Known Use of toponymy

1876, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for toponymy

International Scientific Vocabulary, from top- + Greek onyma, onoma name — more at name

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