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placename

or place-name, place name

[ pleys-neym ]

noun

  1. the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of placename1

First recorded in 1865–70; place + name
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It shows Vladimir Putin seated behind a Russian Federation placename, surrounded by Donald Trump, Recip Tayyip Erdogan and Angel Merkel appearing to hang on his every word.

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Glenelg in Maryland, in the US, takes it name directly from the Scottish placename.

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However, the placename has its roots in the Scottish Highlands.

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The placename is also found in other parts of the world.

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