The concise dictionary of world place-names /

The concise dictionary of world place-names /

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Author / Creator:Everett-Heath, John, author.
Edition:Third edition.
Imprint:[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Gazetteers.
Geography -- Dictionaries.
Names, Geographical -- Etymology -- Dictionaries.
Geography
Gazetteers.
Names, Geographical -- Etymology.
dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12357538
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Other authors / contributors:Oxford University Press.
ISBN:9780191751394
0191751391
9780191751394
0191751391
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
English.
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 24, 2014).
Summary:"This dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world. It covers countries, regions, islands, cities, and towns, giving the name in the local language, as well as key historical facts associated with many place names. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary includes a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names and their meanings, and a list of personalities and leaders from all over the world who have influenced the naming of places."--Provided by publisher

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