: the name of a geographic locality

Examples of place-name in a Sentence

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The novel reads a bit like a detective story: Milkman must piece together scraps of nursery rhymes, local folk tales, mysterious place-names, and riddles. Pamela Newton, The Atlantic, 7 July 2024 The site included photos and descriptions of the clan figures, as well as Menominee love songs and lullabies and a Menominee language place-names map. Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024 One of my favorite details: Mr. Melancon — Monsieur Melancon? — was from Cut Off, La. My new favorite place-name. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Sep. 2023 Is there any place-name so redolent of adventure, peril and the thrilling cross-currents of culture as the Silk Road? Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of place-name was in 1772

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“Place-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place-name. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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