Place-Names of the World

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.

subjects: Wörterbuch,  Noms géographiques,  Geografische namen,  Geographischer Name,  Geographical Names,  DICTIONARIES,  Etymologie,  Semantik,  ENGLISH LANGUAGE,  Geography,  Names, geographical,  Geography, dictionaries,  Reference