Meaning of toponym | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A placename.
2. A word derived from the name of a place.
   uncommon
3. The technical designation of any region of an animal.

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Examples

“As we celebrate⟳ one hundred years of official 'standardization' of Canadian toponyms, this would be an appropriate time to reflect⟳ upon the state of toponyms used by the Aboriginal people of Canada.”

“Conquests were recorded using toponyms that refer⟳ to specific cities or locations, and war captives were identified by their place⟳ of origin.”

“If ביתדוד of the Tel Dan Inscription did originate with a temple of some kind, then we must interpret⟳ the ‘’’toponym’’’ as meaning 'House of (the) Patron'. Thus, although the toponym ביתדוד in the Tel Dan Inscription can be connected indirectly with a deity, such a connection is not demanded by the toponym itself.”

“‘Tangerine’ is a toponym of Tangier.”

“The name⟳ Rūmī, by which he is widely known in the West, is a toponym referring to the fact that he lived in the province of Rūm (Anatolia), the country now known as Turkey.”

“Next time you go out for a hamburger, ask⟳ your sixth grader to find⟳ the toponyms. They are words that come⟳ from the names of places, like⟳ hamburger comes from Hamburg, Germany.”

“During the Second Boer War (1899-1902), English officers who had done badly were sent to the British military base⟳ at Stellenbosch, without losing rank, to look⟳ after horses there. Eventually, the term came to refer⟳ to relegating or reassigning someone considered incompetent or incapable to a position of lower responsibility, and is thus a demotion, even though there may be no loss of rank or pay⟳. It generally, though not always, arises in connection with military affairs. The word is therefore known as a toponym (see⟳ place-name).”

“Those husbands with toponyms such as “d'Incisa,” “da Montelupo,” “da Volterra,” and the like⟳ we classify as non-Florentine.”

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