"hodonymy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: hodo- + -onymy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hodo|onymy}} hodo- + -onymy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hodonymy (uncountable)
  1. The naming of streets and roads. Tags: uncountable

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          "text": "Peter Wahl and Evan Bogan treat in \"Street-names in Lyngby-Taarbask municipality\"\" and \"The street-names of Copenhagen — from Køkkedal to Ishøj and Dragør to Værløse'\"' respectively some interesting sectors of the hodonymy of the metropolitan region.",
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