Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites /
Room, Adrian,
Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites / Adrian Room. - second edition. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, (c)2006. - v, 433 pages ; 27 cm.
"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.
2005017522
Names, Geographical.
G105 / .P533 2006 G105
Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites / Adrian Room. - second edition. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, (c)2006. - v, 433 pages ; 27 cm.
"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.
2005017522
Names, Geographical.
G105 / .P533 2006 G105