Toponymy is an English word with synonyms like terminology or nomenclature. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Toponymy in a sentence
Toponymy meaning
- Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.
- The nomenclature of anatomical regions.
Synonyms of Toponymy
Using Toponymy
- The main meaning on this page is: Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics. | The nomenclature of anatomical regions.
- Useful related words include: toponomy, terminology, nomenclature, language.
- In the example corpus, toponymy often appears in combinations such as: toponymy the, toponymy and.
Context around Toponymy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Toponymy
- In this selection, "toponymy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, catalan, vocabulary, see, beltany and yorkshire stand out and add context to how "toponymy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for catalan toponymy in andorra and in the toponymy or in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "toponymy" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with toponymy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Manx language has had a substantial influence on the island's toponymy and nomenclature. (15 words)
Toponymy The city, formerly named Christianssund, is named after the Danish-Norwegian king Christian VI in 1742. (17 words)
Vocabulary Toponymy and names Both the names of places and people tend to be highly prosaic when translated. (18 words)
Toponymy The derivation of the word Nepal is the subject of a number of different theories: * The Sanskrit word nipalaya means "at the foot of the mountains" or "abode at the foot"; Nepal may be derived from this. (38 words)
Toponymy The name Piedmont comes from medieval Latin Pedemontium or Pedemontis, i.e., ad pedem montium, meaning “at the foot of the mountains” (attested in documents of the end of the 12th century). (33 words)
Toponymy Yorkshire or the County of York was so named as it is the Shire (administrative area or county) of the city of York main or York's Shire. (29 words)
Example sentences (10)
It funds a Commission for Catalan Toponymy in Andorra (Catalan: la Comissió de Toponímia d'Andorra), and provides free Catalan classes to assist immigrants.
The Manx language has had a substantial influence on the island's toponymy and nomenclature.
Toponymy Beltany stone circle in Ireland There are a number of place names in Ireland containing the word Bealtaine, indicating places where Bealtaine festivities were once held.
Toponymy The city, formerly named Christianssund, is named after the Danish-Norwegian king Christian VI in 1742.
Toponymy The derivation of the word Nepal is the subject of a number of different theories: * The Sanskrit word nipalaya means "at the foot of the mountains" or "abode at the foot"; Nepal may be derived from this.
Toponymy The name Piedmont comes from medieval Latin Pedemontium or Pedemontis, i.e., ad pedem montium, meaning “at the foot of the mountains” (attested in documents of the end of the 12th century).
Toponymy Yorkshire or the County of York was so named as it is the Shire (administrative area or county) of the city of York main or York's Shire.
Vocabulary Toponymy and names Both the names of places and people tend to be highly prosaic when translated.
Whatever language was spoken is still visible in the toponymy or in some words, for instance Gallurese zerru 'pig'.
With the exclusion of a very small number of regional terms such as México (see Toponymy of Mexico ), pronunciation can be entirely determined from spelling.
Common combinations with toponymy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: