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
By Adrian Room
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Publish Date
2005
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Inc.,McFarland & Co.
Language
eng
Pages
259
Description:
"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.