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placename

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • plās'nām
  • /ˈpleɪsneɪm/
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noun

Meaning 1

The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toponym, nomen loci, geonym, geographic name, geographical name

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From place + name.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տեղանուն (teġanun) — the name of a place
  • Bashkir: топоним (toponim) — the name of a place
  • Bashkir: ер-һыу атамаһы (yer-hıw atamahı) — the name of a place
  • Bulgarian: географско наименование (geografsko naimenovanie) — the name of a place
  • Catalan: topònim — the name of a place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地名 (dìmíng) — the name of a place
  • Danish: stednavn — the name of a place
  • Dutch: plaatsnaam — the name of a place
  • Estonian: kohanimi — the name of a place
  • Estonian: toponüüm — the name of a place
  • Faroese: staðarnavn — the name of a place
  • Finnish: paikannimi — the name of a place
  • French: toponyme — the name of a place
  • German: Ortsname — the name of a place
  • German: Toponym — the name of a place
  • Greek: τοπωνύμιο (toponýmio) — the name of a place
  • Greek: τοπωνυμία (toponymía) — the name of a place
  • Hungarian: helységnév — the name of a place
  • Hungarian: helynév — the name of a place
  • Hungarian: földrajzi név — the name of a place
  • Icelandic: örnefni — the name of a place
  • Icelandic: staðarheiti — the name of a place
  • Irish: logainm — the name of a place
  • Italian: toponimo — the name of a place
  • Japanese: 地名 (chimei) — the name of a place
  • Korean: 지명 (jimyeong) — the name of a place
  • Latin: nomen loci — the name of a place
  • Lithuanian: vietóvardis — the name of a place
  • Lithuanian: toponi̇̀mas — the name of a place
  • Low German: Oortsnaam — the name of a place
  • Malay: nama tempat — the name of a place
  • Māori: ingoa wāhi — the name of a place
  • Polish: toponim — the name of a place
  • Portuguese: topónimo — the name of a place
  • Portuguese: topônimo — the name of a place
  • Romanian: toponim — the name of a place
  • Russian: топо́ним (topónim) — the name of a place
  • Inari-Sami: sajenommâ — the name of a place
  • Northern Sami: báikenamma — the name of a place
  • Scottish Gaelic: ainm àite — the name of a place
  • Spanish: topónimo — the name of a place
  • Swedish: ortsnamn — the name of a place
  • Swedish: ortnamn — the name of a place
  • Swedish: toponym — the name of a place
  • Telugu: స్థలనామము (sthalanāmamu) — the name of a place
  • Turkish: yer adı — the name of a place
  • Udmurt: интыним (intyńim) — the name of a place
  • Vietnamese: địa danh — the name of a place
  • Walloon: no d' plaece — the name of a place
  • Welsh: enw lle — the name of a place