place name

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys neym]
- /pleɪs neɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys neym]
- /pleɪs neɪm/

Definitions of place name words

noun place name the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc. 1
noun place name name of a location 1
noun place name the name of a geographical location, such as a town or area 0

See all 3 definitions of place name

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Origin of place name

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; place + name

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Place name

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Place name

place name popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

place name usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for place name

noun place name

autonym — a piece of literature published under the real name of an author
compellation — appellation
matronymic — metronymic.
namesake — a person named after another.
agname — a name that is used in addition to a first name and surname

All 8 Synonyms of place name