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Toponymy  (definition)

Toponymy is the scientific study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use and typology.




Articles tagged with Toponymy (7)


Salish Sea change

A new name brings together the Strait of Georgia, the Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, June 2011
Department: Discovery
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Article ID#: 2379
Solving the riddle of place names

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2009
Department: Discovery
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Article ID#: 307

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Lost and found land

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2008
Department: Discovery
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Article ID#: 422
Mount Trudeau redux

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, March/April 2006
Department: Discovery
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Article ID#: 759
Welcome to Canada, Senegal

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, March/April 2006
Department: Discovery
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Article ID#: 764
Eco-infamy

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, May/June 2005
Department: Discovery

Article ID#: 898
First, we take New Amsterdam

Place names

Canadian Geographic Magazine
Source: Canadian Geographic, November/December 2004
Department: Discovery
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Article ID#: 995





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