Placename is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Placename meaning
The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
Using Placename
- The main meaning on this page is: The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
Context around Placename
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Placename
- In this selection, "placename" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, longest and evidence stand out and add context to how "placename" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include placename evidence for and the longest placename in europe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "placename" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with placename
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Having the longest placename in Europe put the village hitherto called Llanfair y Pwllgwyngyll on the map and brought in much-needed money from tourism. (25 words)
Placename evidence for early assemblies in Sussex comes from Tinhale (from the Old English þing (thing) meaning hold a meeting, so 'meeting-hill') and Madehurst (from the Old English maedel meaning assembly, so 'assembly wooded hill'). (36 words)
Placename evidence for early assemblies in Sussex comes from Tinhale (from the Old English þing (thing) meaning hold a meeting, so 'meeting-hill') and Madehurst (from the Old English maedel meaning assembly, so 'assembly wooded hill'). (36 words)
Having the longest placename in Europe put the village hitherto called Llanfair y Pwllgwyngyll on the map and brought in much-needed money from tourism. (25 words)
Example sentences (2)
Having the longest placename in Europe put the village hitherto called Llanfair y Pwllgwyngyll on the map and brought in much-needed money from tourism.
Placename evidence for early assemblies in Sussex comes from Tinhale (from the Old English þing (thing) meaning hold a meeting, so 'meeting-hill') and Madehurst (from the Old English maedel meaning assembly, so 'assembly wooded hill').