Definitions of geographical names
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geographical names
a place-name or a toponym is a word used to indicate, denote or identify a geographic locality. place-names are formed in the course of history of a region and are affected by various linguistic, social, political and cultural events. toponymy is the taxonomic study of place-names, based on etymological, historical and geographical information. this paper first defines toponym and topnymy and i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scottish Geographical Magazine
سال: 1891
ISSN: 0036-9225
DOI: 10.1080/00369229108732457