placename

English

Alternative forms

• place-name
• place name

Etymology

From place +‎ name.

Pronunciation

• enPR: plās'nām
• IPA: /ˈpleɪsːneɪm/

Noun

placename (plural placenames)

1. The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or position.
   • Often, the name of a nationality is derived from its placename, or vice versa.

Synonyms

• toponym

Translations

the name of a place

• Armenian: տեղանուն (hy) (tełanun) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地名 (cmn) (dìmíng)

• Dutch: plaatsnaam (nl) c
• Finnish: paikannimi (fi)

• German: Ortsname (de) m
• Hungarian: helységnév (hu)
• Icelandic: örnefni (is) n, staðarheiti (is) n
• Scottish Gaelic: ainm àite (gd) m
• Turkish: yer adı (tr)