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toponymy definition

to·pony·my (tō pän′ə mē)

noun

  1. the place names of a country, district, etc., or the study of these
  2. Anat., Rare the nomenclature of the regions of the body

Etymology: < Gr topos, a place (see topic) + -onymia, a naming < onyma, name

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