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Names & nicknames of places & things / by Urdang, Laurence.(CARDINAL)141276;
Subjects: Names, Geographical.; Names.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for over 5000 natural features, countries, capitals, territories, cities, and historic sites / by Room, Adrian.(CARDINAL)139571;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-441)
Subjects: Names, Geographical.;
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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 / by Room, Adrian.(CARDINAL)139571;
Includes bibliograpical references (pages 331-332) and index."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.
Subjects: Names, Geographical.;
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The story key to geographic names / by Engeln, O. D. von(Oscar Diedrich),1880-1965.(CARDINAL)754444; Urquhart, J. D.(Jane Dalziel),author.(CARDINAL)382938; Urquhart, J. D.(Jane Dalziel)(CARDINAL)382938;
Bibliography and source material: page xiii-xiv.
Subjects: Names, Geographical.;
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Brewer's dicitonary of names / by Room, Adrian.(CARDINAL)139571;
Subjects: Names, Geographical.; Names, Personal.; Names.;
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Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites / by Room, Adrian.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-433)."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: Names, Geographical.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Words on the map. Decorations by William Barss. by Asimov, Isaac,1920-1992.; Barss, Bill,illustrator.;
Subjects: Names, Geographical.;
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How they began: the story of North Carolina county, town, and other place names. by Federal Writers' Project.(CARDINAL)147265;
Subjects: Names, Geographical.; Names, Geographical;
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Dirty ankle is far from Bath, N.C. :how 50 carolina crossroads got their curious names / by King, Henry.(CARDINAL)731639;
Subjects: Names, Geographical.; Names, Geographical;
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Virginia place names : derivations, historical uses. by Hanson, Raus McDill.;
Subjects: Names, Geographical;
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