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placename

place·name
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pleys-neym]
    • /ˈpleɪsˌneɪm/
    • /ˈpleɪ.sneɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleys-neym]
    • /ˈpleɪsˌneɪm/

Definition of placename word

  • noun placename the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc. 1

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Origin of placename

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; place + name

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Parts of speech for Placename

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

placename 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

placename usage trend in Literature

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