2. Adjective. named after a place ¹
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Definition of Toponymic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toponymic
Literary usage of Toponymic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1885)
"Is it practicable, at present, to harmonize the toponymic terminology of vertebrates
with that of any invertebrates? 3. Should we not agree upon a certain ..."
2. A Historical and Economic Geography of Ottoman Greece: The Southwestern by Fariba Zarinebaf, John Bennet, Jack L. Davis (2005)
"To the best of our knowledge, ours is the most detailed analysis of the toponymic
structure of any Ottoman defter for Greece yet published, and as such it ..."
3. The Information Universe: Issues in Informing Science and Information by Informing Science Institute, Eli Cohen, Ed. (2006)
"Local surnames, that are most widely used, stem from toponyms, we can call them
toponymic. They reflect land owners, place of birth, or the center of life. ..."
4. Human Geography: An Attempt at a Positive Classification, Principles and by Jean Brunhes, Isaiah Bowman, Richard Elwood Dodge, Irville Charles Le Compte (1920)
"... Aventicum, none in the whole country traversed by the Great Roman road, from
Payerne to the Lake of Morat." "Etudes de toponymic romande. ..."
5. The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe by Leon Dominian (1917)
"Valuable clues are generally afforded by toponymic data. The Alemanni are
responsible for the suffix "heim." Towns and villages with names bearing this ..."
6. Public Organization in Ancient Greece: A Documentary Study by Nicholas F. Jones (1987)
"though not necessarily toponymic, at least appear to refer to some general or
specific geographical feature. ..."
7. Processus Bernardi Delitiosi: the trial of Fr. Bernard Délicieux, 3 by Alan Friedlander (1996)
"The toponymic of Niort was borne by an important family in Limoux, whose members
included Raimond de Niort, consul of the town in 1276, and Arnaud de Niort, ..."
8. A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Hymettos by Merle K. Langdon (1976)
"If not a toponymic, the letters are probably part of a personal name. 43.
Body fragments. Fig. 9; PI. 6. a. H 154. Altar area. Once mended from two pieces, ..."
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