An edition of Placenames of the world (1974)

Placenames of the world

origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites

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An edition of Placenames of the world (1974)

Placenames of the world

origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites

2nd ed.

by

  • 7 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading

"First published in 1997, the work in this new edition contains over 7,000 entries, including 1,000 new placenames from previously under-represented areas such as China and Japan. Entries cover natural features as well as manmade entities. Each entry includes the name of the feature; a brief description and its geographical location; and the origin of the name"--Provided by publisher.

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McFarland & Company, Inc., McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
433

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Wörterbuch Noms géographiques Geografische namen Geographischer Name Geographical Names DICTIONARIES Etymologie Semantik ENGLISH LANGUAGE Geography Names, geographical Geography, dictionaries Reference
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Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites
2005, McFarland & Company, Inc., McFarland & Co.
in English - 2nd ed.
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Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for over 5000 Natural Features Countries, Capitals, Territories, Cities and Historic Sights
December 2003, McFarland & Company
Paperback in English
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Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for over 5000 natural features, countries, capitals, territories, cities, and historic sites
1997, McFarland
in English
Cover of: Placenames of the world
Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for over 5000 natural features, countries, capitals, territories, cities, and historic sites
1997, McFarland
in English
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Place-Names of the World
April 1988, Angus & Robertson (UK)
in English
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Place names of the world: a dictionary of their origins and backgrounds
1987, Angus & Robertson
in English - Rev. ed.
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Place-names of the world.
1974, David & Charles
in English
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Place-names of the world.
1974, Rowman and Littlefield
in English
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Place-names of the world
1974, Wren
in English

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
910/.01/4
Library of Congress
G105 .R66 2005, G105 .R66 2006

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
433

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3402578M
ISBN 10
0786422483
LCCN
2005017522
OCLC/WorldCat
60671826
LibraryThing
4969246
Goodreads
81863

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OL15856411W

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