place name

or place·name (plās′nām′)n. The name of a geographical location or feature: Many place names in California are of Spanish origin.

place name

n (Human Geography) the name of a geographical location, such as a town or area

place′ name`

or place′-name`,

n. the name of a geographical location, as a town, city, or village. [1865–70]

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Noun

place name - the name by which a geographical place is knowntoponymname - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"troponomy, troponymy - the place names of a region or a language considered collectively

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place name

place name

place name

place′ name`

or place′-name`,

place name

Synonyms for place name

noun the name by which a geographical place is known

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