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Meaning of choronym | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɔːɹənɪm

Definitions

A type of toponym representing the name of a region, country or any other territory.

Equivalents

Català corònim
Čeština choronymum
Deutsch Choronym
Français choronyme
Italiano coronimo
Lietuvių kraštovardis
Polski choronim
Português corónimo
Русский хороним
Slovenčina choronymum
Українська хоронім
中文 郡望
ZH-TW 郡望

Examples

“Choronym (Gk. khôra, “place,” “land," "country" + -onym). A type of toponym, as the name of any country, territory, region, district or the like. Ex. America, United States, Scotland, Armenia, Texas, Siberia, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Provence, Sicily, Antarctica.”
“there are toponyms such as Salğır – the name of a river – and Qanglı (probably the name of the village, but it may be an oronym, or even a choronym).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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