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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

Čeština choronymum
Deutsch Choronym
Français choronyme
Italiano coronimo
Polski choronim
Português corónimo
Русский хороним
Українська хоронім
中文 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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