Author : John Everett-Heath
Release : 2020
Genre : Gazetteers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 636/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names by : John Everett-Heath
Download or read book The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names written by John Everett-Heath. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world. It covers continents, countries, regions, islands, bays, capes, cities, towns, deserts, lakes, mountains, and rivers, giving the name in the local language as well as key historical facts associated with many place names. The fifth edition includes two recent county name changes: that of Swaziland to Eswatini and the final resolution of the long-running dispute about the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which has become Northern Macedonia. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary includes a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place-names and their meaning, as well as a list of personalities and leaders who have influenced the naming of places around the world.