toponymy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

toponymy
    n 1: the nomenclature of regional anatomy [syn: {toponymy},
         {toponomy}]
    2: the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a
       region or a language [syn: {toponymy}, {toponomy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Toponymy \To*pon"y*my\, n.
   A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- {To*pon"y*mal},
   {Top`o*nym"ic}, {Top`o*nym"ic*al}, a.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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