toponym
/ˈtɑpəˌnɪm/
noun
- A place name, especially one that comes from a feature of the location or from a person's name.
- Many towns in the United States have toponyms borrowed from European cities.
- The word 'Broadway' is a toponym that originally described a wide road.
- The study of toponyms helps historians understand how people named their surroundings.
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