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Placenames of the world by Adrian Room · Booklabria

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Placenames of the world

DictionariesReference

Placenames of the world

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First published: 1974
Language: English
Editions: 9

Synopsis

"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.

Subjects: Dictionaries
Reference
Geography
Wörterbuch
Geographical Names
Names, Geographical

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