NOUN
- the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language
- the nomenclature of regional anatomy
How To Use toponymy In A Sentence
- This toponymy, dating from medieval times, reappeared spontaneously in southern and eastern Ukrainian towns and cities, such as Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Simferopol that were built in the eighteenth century.
- I am certain I'm not the only lover of words and etymology around here (oh and toponymy, too!)
- It is pointed out that the adoption of the place names of the Nanhai Islands habitually used by local fishermen is of significance to toponymy and defending state sovereignty.
- The methods employed in this project are easy to use, making them helpful to local communities involved in toponymy and other mapping projects.
- George R. Stewart (1895-1980), midcentury novelist and co-founder of the American Name Society, gave onomastics a good name with his classic "Names on the Land" (1945), a learned and rollicking act of patriotic toponymy. A Long Way From Dullsville
- The toponymy of each of the 20 zonal maps was carefully checked.
- The continual references to the toponymy, or place names, of Dublin suggest the chapter's investment in the rhetoric of cartography.
- The mapping authenticated indigenous toponymy in Darien.