place-name

noun

ˈplās-ˌnām How to pronounce place-name (audio)
: the name of a geographic locality

Examples of place-name in a Sentence

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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 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 Being based in southern England, its Latin language is crammed full of English place-names containing the sound /w/, like Winchester, Worcester and Wallingford. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens. — Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 The place-renaming game A wave of place-name changes during the Obama and Biden administrations focused on removing offensive or derogatory place names and recognizing Indigenous names. — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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