First Known Use: 1876
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toponymy
noun to·pon·y·my \tə-ˈpä-nə-mē, tō-\
Definition of TOPONYMY
: the place-names of a region or language or especially the etymological study of them
— to·pon·y·mist \-mist\ noun
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Origin of TOPONYMY
International Scientific Vocabulary, from top- + Greek onyma, onoma name — more at name
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