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  • noun Plural form of placename.

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Examples

  • And the significance of placenames is a major sub-theme of the last third of the book.

    December Books 9) Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster webcowgirl 2007

  • Taggart also collects examples into wider themes such as how names evolve "through mumbling and confusion", the Norwegian influence on the northwest, tautological placenames "Bredon" means "hill hill", and placenames we might snigger at, though they have "perfectly sensible derivations": Badgers Mount, Great Snoring, Nasty, and Ogle.

    Et cetera: non-fiction roundup 2011

  • However, as others have already pointed out, the book is not a factual travel account and so all locations and placenames may not be quite where or what they appear to be at first sight.

    San Pedro Tlayac�n? 2010

  • MacAodha, B.S. Some major elements in Spanish placenames.

    Mexico's place names and their meanings 2009

  • However, as others have already pointed out, the book is not a factual travel account and so all locations and placenames may not be quite where or what they appear to be at first sight.

    San Pedro Tlayac�n? 2010

  • MacAodha, B.S. Some major elements in Spanish placenames.

    Mexico's place names and their meanings 2009

  • However, as others have already pointed out, the book is not a factual travel account and so all locations and placenames may not be quite where or what they appear to be at first sight.

    San Pedro Tlayac�n? 2010

  • However, as others have already pointed out, the book is not a factual travel account and so all locations and placenames may not be quite where or what they appear to be at first sight.

    San Pedro Tlayac�n? 2010

  • However, as others have already pointed out, the book is not a factual travel account and so all locations and placenames may not be quite where or what they appear to be at first sight.

    San Pedro Tlayac�n? 2010

  • However, as others have already pointed out, the book is not a factual travel account and so all locations and placenames may not be quite where or what they appear to be at first sight.

    San Pedro Tlayac�n? 2010

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