toponymic en · ADJ
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Etymology
Etymology tree English toponym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English toponymic From toponym + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, usually) Of, relating to, or being a toponym, as: ▸ Named after a geographical place.
The endonym is the basic toponymic exemplar and as such it needs to be understood properly. To do so we need to appreciate the context of space and place that produces it. Most endonyms arise from the elemental human relationship with space and place, and possess an intrinsic and enduring value which cannot normally be either bestowed or removed by political arbitrariness.
2009 May 14, Paul Woodman, “The Nature of the Endonym”, in UN, page 2:
- (not-comparable, qualifier:occasionally) Of, relating to, or being a toponym, as: ▸ Named after an anatomical place (region or site).
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cs toponymní (Translations) · oc toponimic (Translations) · nl toponymisch (Translations) · fi paikannimi- (Translations) · uz toponimik (Translations) · ru топонимический (Translations) · it toponimico (Translations) · fi toponyyminen (Translations) · fr toponymique (Translations) · it toponomastico (Translations) · gl toponímico (Translations) · de toponymisch (Translations) · pl toponimiczny (Translations) · be тапанімічны (Translations) · cs toponymické (Translations) · ca toponímic (Translations) · es toponímico (Translations) · vi toponymic (Translations) · uk топонімічний (Translations) · no toponymisk (Translations) · ro toponimic (Translations) · pt toponímico (Translations) · uz toponimiyaga (Translations)