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.



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Names, Geographical.

G105 / .P533 2006 G105