Bibliograph

Nicknames of places, origins and meanings of the alternate and secondary names, sobriquets, titles, epithets and slogans for 4600 places worldwide, Adrian Room

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Nicknames of places, origins and meanings of the alternate and secondary names, sobriquets, titles, epithets and slogans for 4600 places worldwide, Adrian Room

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliograpical references (pages 331-332) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nicknames of places

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Adrian Room

Sub title

origins and meanings of the alternate and secondary names, sobriquets, titles, epithets and slogans for 4600 places worldwide

Summary

"Many places in the world, from the smallest settlement to the largest expanse of land or water, have a secondary name. This new dictionary is devoted to over 4,500 such names. The Dictionary entries are arranged alphabetically by secondary name and include the city's real name, its location, and an explanation of the secondary name"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Dictionary -- Appendix 1: names of general or undelimited regions -- Appendix 2: road and street nicknames -- Appendix 3: romany names of places -- Appendix 4: renamed countries -- Appendix 5: Roman names of towns and cities in Europe -- Appendix 6: English county names -- Appendix 7: astronomical names -- Select bibliography -- Index

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Origins and meanings of the alternate and secondary names, sobriquets, titles, epithets and slogans for 4600 places worldwide

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