Meaning of microtoponymy | Babel Free
Definitions
The study of nomenclature of small local places such as mountains, fields, or sections of forests.
Examples
“The Christian chronicler obviously did not “recognize” the Biblical name⟳ in the Kievan placename: evidently, the mountain—name⟳ Khorevitsa had been deeply rooted in the pre-Christian Kievan microtoponymy;”
“The unofficial status of microtoponymy on Vernon is illustrated by the matter-of-fact, spontaneous, and descriptive nature of such names.”
“The field of microtoponymy is concerned with individual or local use⟳ of toponyms in a small village or urban quarter, which may also reflect⟳ the social relations of their inhabitants.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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