place name
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- noun
- /pleɪs neɪm/
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topónimo
- But, what use is a map without any place names?
- geographic place name
- place name mentioned
- place name on product labels
Must every place name on earth be a shorthand for violence on a map of grief?
- Must every place name on earth be a shorthand for violence on a map of grief?
- So these place names which seem exotic and mysterious point us back to a history which is actually durable and comprehensible.
Examples
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Locations and relationships between sites and place names remain uncertain or disputed.
Academic text (1992) -
In her geography class, the teacher explained how each place name reflects the history of its region.
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What kind of place name is that?
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There was a real problem with geographic place names in the New World.
Fiction book (1997) -
Is there any continuity of particular place names from one year to another?
Academic text (1990) -
As the grades progress, more and more place names are included.
Academic text (1990) -
Identify a reasonable number of place names that will repeatedly occur in the lives of students.
Academic text (1990) -
The increase in the number of place names from grade to grade in these textbook series is interesting.
Academic text (1990) -
While examining texts, we recorded the frequency and continuity of place names from grade to grade.
Academic text (1990) -
So these place names which seem exotic and mysterious point us back to a history which is actually durable and comprehensible.
Synonyms
A name given to a place, like a town or river
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently composed from 'place' (a geographic location) and 'name' (a word that identifies), following a regular noun-noun compound pattern where the second noun names what the first refers to. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'nombre de lugar', French 'nom de lieu'/'toponyme'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Place name comes from the simple idea of giving a name to a place. Long ago people called a village, river, or hill by a clear word so others would know which place it was, so place name now means the word used to 'identify' a specific location.