place name
Example Sentences
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There are no hard-and-fast rules about when a place name or other traditional description attached to a product becomes generic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
This is a traditional place name for the waterway and the translation of the Clallam word “Scɬəqʷ.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Glacier Ridge, opposite Horn Peak, is not just a place name on a map; it also describes a geological origin story.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
She said it was not right that the eco project was trying to claim ownership of a word that was a place name, a river and a surname, and used by other businesses in Cumbria.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2022
Punctuation has been normalized to contemporary standards.In the original, the place name "St. John's" was consistently spelled incorrectly as "St. Johns" and has been corrected here.
From Left on the Labrador A Tale of Adventure Down North by Wallace, Dillon
