Complete Definition of "placename"

English

Pronunciation

AHD|pl�s'n�m
IPA|/�pleɪs�neɪm/

Etymology

An amalgamation of place, from Old English place, open space, from French place, from Latin platea, plaza, from PIE *plat, and name, from Old English nama from Proto-Germanic *namon from Proto-Indo-European *nomn-.

Noun
en-noun

  1. the name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or position

#*Often, the name of a nationality is derived from its placename, or vice versa.

Translations
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Scottish Gaelic: ainm àite

ru:placename

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