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  • Toponymy (redirect from Toponym)
    of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the...
    30 KB (3,169 words) - 23:11, 2 June 2024
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    article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Springfield" toponym – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2013)...
    4 KB (428 words) - 17:47, 15 December 2023
  • The toponym "Azerbaijan" was historically used to refer to the region located south of the Aras River- today known as Iranian Azerbaijan, located in northwestern...
    24 KB (2,978 words) - 00:38, 19 May 2024
  • In geographic information systems, toponym resolution is the relationship process between a toponym, i.e. the mention of a place, and an unambiguous spatial...
    13 KB (1,501 words) - 15:49, 27 June 2024
  • A lost toponym is a name given to a place which is no longer known or identifiable. For example, in 1618 the crew of the Mauritius explored a river in...
    1 KB (115 words) - 07:53, 1 February 2024
  • question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. The toponyms of Turkey result from the legacy left by several linguistic heritages:...
    58 KB (6,795 words) - 14:29, 29 May 2024
  • never involved in Greek history or culture. Αlthough this list includes toponyms from Roman times, this list does not include later wholly Latin-derived...
    112 KB (479 words) - 19:42, 30 April 2024
  • The toponyms of Finland result mainly from the legacy left by three linguistic heritages: the Finnish language (spoken as first language by about 93% of...
    13 KB (1,417 words) - 03:01, 14 July 2024
  • Eva or Eua (Ancient Greek: Εὔα) was an ancient village of Cynuria (part of Arcadia in the Peloponnese, Greece), located inland not far from Neris. Pausanias...
    3 KB (376 words) - 05:30, 3 July 2024
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    Avroleva Heights, Brabant Island Aytos Point, Livingston Island Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer SCAR Composite Gazetteer of...
    5 KB (451 words) - 18:18, 8 November 2022
  • North America has numerous places named after biblical towns and places. While most of them are in the eastern United States, very few are in the west...
    50 KB (1,837 words) - 12:00, 18 July 2024
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    This 1562 map Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio by Diego Gutiérrez was the first map to print the toponym California....
    22 KB (2,687 words) - 17:56, 4 June 2024
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    Mesopotamia (redirect from Armani (toponym))
    and 3rd century AD, including Adiabene, Osroene, and Hatra. The regional toponym Mesopotamia (/ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə/, Ancient Greek: Μεσοποταμία '[land] between...
    84 KB (9,827 words) - 20:31, 20 July 2024
  • Below is a list of Hungarian geographical names in the Vojvodina region of Serbia (Hungarian names are in parentheses). Ada (Ada) Adorjan (Adorján) Aleksa...
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    throughout history, and the country's toponyms reflect their diversity of origins. The hellenisation of toponyms in Greece started soon after Greek independence...
    28 KB (2,660 words) - 00:54, 3 June 2024
  • removal of names associated with Russia and Russian imperialism. Many toponyms have or are set to be renamed in accordance with the Ukrainian law No....
    7 KB (240 words) - 15:18, 28 March 2024
  • Gold Mountain (Chinese: 金山; pinyin: Jīnshān; Jyutping: Gam1saan1; Cantonese Yale: Gāmsāan, "Gam Saan" in Cantonese, often rendered in English as Gum Shan...
    5 KB (575 words) - 14:21, 3 April 2024
  • Cossovo and Kossovo were frequently used until the early 20th century. The toponym Kosovo in contemporary times refers to entire territory of Kosovo. Kosovo...
    10 KB (1,109 words) - 10:40, 22 June 2024
  • The renaming of the cities in India started in 1947 following the end of the British imperial period. Several changes were controversial, and not all proposed...
    34 KB (3,562 words) - 03:02, 14 July 2024
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