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toponym definition

topo·nym (täp′ə nim′)

noun

  1. a name of a place
  2. a name that indicates origin, natural locale, etc., as in zoological nomenclature

Etymology: back-form. < toponymy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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