Meaning & use
toponym
A name derived from a place, or the name given to a geographic location.
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Everest is a toponym honoring Sir George Everest, a British surveyor.
Linguists study toponyms to learn how ancient settlers named the rivers and mountains around them.
A note on using this word
Used in linguistics and geography; a related term, eponym, refers to a person after whom something is named.
Words with a similar meaning
place name
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