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- noun Plural form of
place-name .
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Examples
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Others weren't there at all; Oswiecim, Brzezinka, and of course, Treblinka—those place-names were shrouded by an enormous length of death which trailed like a wake across a sea of ashes.
The Replica City Al Bray 2011
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The spelling of all place-names, with the exception of Ajicjic and Tuxcueco, is exactly as it is today.
American novelist Charles Fleming Embree set his first novel at Lake Chapala 2009
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Hail, fog and howling williwaws blasting through jagged seaside peaks accompany Kent as he sails into 300 miles of terror marked by such place-names as Famine Reach, Desolation Bay and Last Hope Inlet.
Fury and Terror On the High Seas Geoffrey Wolff 2011
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Cue the inevitable trickle of letters to the editor on place-names and associated matters.
Miscellaneous Maxine 2009
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The spelling of all place-names, with the exception of Ajicjic and Tuxcueco, is exactly as it is today.
American novelist Charles Fleming Embree set his first novel at Lake Chapala 2009
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I get a kick out of the Lorna Laces names because so many are Chicago place-names.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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Some book on place-names and resident-names that I keep on seeing on the shelf at the local (really semi-local) used book store.
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One of the many things that Jim and I share is a love of names—place-names, given names, surnames.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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One of the many things that Jim and I share is a love of names—place-names, given names, surnames.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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These place-names are now synonymous with the wealthiest of greater Munich.
Enjoy the Ride 2010
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