homonyms

Example Sentences

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They estimated in the January statement that about 20% of the more than 1.5 million animal names are eponyms and about 10% are toponyms, referring to a place.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 5, 2023

Government mapmakers have also been working for decades to clean up our toponyms.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2011