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What does toponymy mean?

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Noun
  1. lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics
  2. (anatomy) The nomenclature of anatomical regions.
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With time, they have immortalized their knowledge on this land by bestowing it, in their Vernacular, with a very precise toponymy.
The toponymy of each of the 20 zonal maps was carefully checked.
The continual references to the toponymy, or place names, of Dublin suggest the chapter's investment in the rhetoric of cartography.
Linguistic source material, also compiled by foreigners, shows fewer signs of interpretation, especially in regard to toponymy.
In addition, the terminology, toponymy and language resources that are available to all employees were enhanced.
Of those who do still speak Gaelic, many are understandably less interested in the intricacies of toponymy.

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