"geonymy" meaning in English

See geonymy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: geonymies [plural]
Etymology: geo- + -onymy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|geo|onymy}} geo- + -onymy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} geonymy (countable and uncountable, plural geonymies)
  1. The nomenclature of place names. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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