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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To the European Union, Feta, though not a place name, can come only from a region of Greece that has millennia of tradition making that kind of cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

If a particular place name sounds hilarious to English speakers, you can bet local people are tired of having that pointed out by giggling visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

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

That is the world’s longest place name, according to the Guinness World Records.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Printed without place, name of publisher, or date.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton

place name

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