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Toponymy

Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of toponyms (names of places, also known as place names and geographical names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. Toponym is the general term for the name of any geographical feature, and the full scope of the term also includes names of all cosmographical features.

History, Notable toponymists & Regional toponymy

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Etymology

Toponymic typology

History

Toponomastics

Toponymic commemoration

Geographic names boards

Notable toponymists

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Toponymy

Hydronymy

Regional toponymy

Other

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Toponymy

Nodes139
Edges138
Triples86
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014388
Components1

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Toponymy

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related to Regional toponymy · 29
Toponymy → African, Biblical, BritainPlace, British, British IslesList, English, European, EuropeList, FinlandToponyms, German, IrelandList, IrishWelsh, Kerguelen Islands, Latin, PalestineHebraization, Palestinian, Roman, South AsiaPlace, Sri LankaRoman, States
related to Toponymic commemoration · 26
Toponymy → After, Also, Experts, Geographical Names, Greek, Greek War, Hellenized, In, Independence, Italian, Leningrad, Petrograd, Pinchevski, Saint Petersburg, Saint-Peterburg, Similarly, Slavic, Soviet Union, Standardization, Therefore
related to Other · 8
Toponymy → Experts, Geographical NamesUNGEGN Toponymic GuidelinesAll, Labeling, LeninList, List, Nations Group, StalinList, ToponymyAll
related to Toponomastics · 8
Toponymy → Experts, Geographical Names, In, Powicke, Scholars, The, UNGEGN, United Nations Group
related to Etymology · 5
Toponymy → Ancient Greek, English, Since, The, The Oxford English Dictionary
is a · 1
Toponymy → branch of onomastics

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names geographical name toponyms also place toponymist toponymic english map united list places specific term geographic toponomastics countries generic states

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Toponymyis abranch of onomastics0.90text
Victoriainstance ofespecially because he was fed up with forever encountering toponyms0.80text
Wellingtoninstance ofespecially because he was fed up with forever encountering toponyms0.80text
Smithinstance ofespecially because he was fed up with forever encountering toponyms0.80text
Jonesinstance ofespecially because he was fed up with forever encountering toponyms0.80text
and so oninstance ofespecially because he was fed up with forever encountering toponyms0.80text
geographic information systemsinstance ofincluding hard-copy topographic maps as well as digital formats0.80text
Google Mapsinstance ofincluding hard-copy topographic maps as well as digital formats0.80text
or thesauri like the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Namesinstance ofincluding hard-copy topographic maps as well as digital formats0.80text
individual states or provinces have individual boards.Individual geographical names boards includeinstance ofsubdivisions0.80text
Toponymyrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Toponymyrelated to EtymologyAncient Greek0.60section

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