place name

NOUN

name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brand flag label nickname sign signature style term

STRONG

agnomen alias appellation autograph cognomen denomination designation epithet eponym handle head heading matronymic moniker monogram namesake patronymic pseudonym rubric sobriquet surname tag

WEAK

agname autonym compellation nom de guerre nom de plume nomen pen name pet name prenomen proper name stage name trade name

Antonyms

WEAK

unknown

Example Sentences

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In the Middle East, a place name is never just a name—it is a claim.

From The Wall Street Journal

The province's president Arno Kompatscher told AFP that place names were bilingual out of "respect for people's sensitivities" in an area with a turbulent history.

From Barron's

When the Romans left, Anglo-Saxon place names replaced Celtic ones, but geneticists estimate that in the parts of England closest to Germany, only about 10% of the population were Anglo-Saxon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Faced with ambigrams of the seven colors of the rainbow, two dozen Italian place names and all 50 states, a reader’s “wow” soon fades to “SOS.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Glyndŵr, a symbol of Welsh nationalism, is remembered in statues, monuments and place names across Wales.

From BBC

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