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Names, Geographical --- Geographic names --- Geographical names --- Place names --- Placenames --- Toponyms --- Names --- Geography --- Toponymy --- Standards
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Names, Geographical --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geography-General --- Geographic names --- Geographical names --- Place names --- Placenames --- Toponyms --- Names --- Toponymy --- Standards
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"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.
Aardrijkskundige namen --- Geographical names --- Namen [Aardrijkskundige ] --- Names [Geographical ] --- Noms de lieux --- Noms géographiques --- Plaatsnamen --- Place names --- 801.31 --- 912 --- Naamkunde --- Cartografie. Kaarten. Plattegronden. Atlassen --- 801.31 Naamkunde --- Names, Geographical --- Geographic names --- Placenames --- Toponyms --- Names --- Geography --- Toponymy
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This dictionary, the first of its kind in Turkological studies, will prove to be an invaluable research tool for those studying the Crimea, Ukraine, as well as Eurasian Nomadism. It is the result of year-long painstaking research into the etymology of Crimean pre-Russian habitation names, providing insight into the Turkic, Greek, Caucasian place-names in a comparative context, as well as the histories of these cities, towns and villages themselves. The dictionary contains approximately 1,500 entries, preceded by an introduction with notes on the history of the Crimea and the structure of habitation names. For the reader's convenience, many entries are classified in indices which follow the main part of the book. Additionally, three detailed primary source maps, separately indexed, are appended to the dictionary, as well as a map showing the administration network of the Crimea at the end of the Crimean Tatar Khanate.
Names, Geographical --- Onomastics --- Noms géographiques --- Onomastique --- Noms géographiques --- Crimea --- Names --- Onomatology --- Language and languages --- Onomasiology --- Names, Personal --- Geographic names --- Geographical names --- Place names --- Placenames --- Toponyms --- Geography --- Toponymy --- Etymology
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Names, Geographical --- Toponymy. --- Dutch. --- Linguistics --- Geography --- Nederlands --- Aardrijkskunde --- Taal --- Toponymy --- 801.311 --- 801.311 Plaatsnamen --- Plaatsnamen --- Toponomy --- Lexicography --- Geographic names --- Geographical names --- Place names --- Placenames --- Toponyms --- Names --- Dutch --- Dictionaries --- History --- Dutch geographical names --- Therapie --- Dialect --- Etymologie --- Fonetiek --- Idioom --- Zinsleer --- Linguïstiek --- Kleuter --- Geschiedenis --- Spraaktechnologie --- Vlaams --- Vlaanderen --- Emigratie
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Visit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.comFrom Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn By Name takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough’s textured past. Listing more than 500 of Brooklyn’s most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs and current maps the book captures the diverse threads of American history. We learn about the Canarsie Indians, the region's first settlers, whose language survives in daily traffic reports about the Gowanus Expressway. The arrival of the Dutch West India Company in 1620 brought the first wave of European names, from Boswijck (“town in the woods,” later Bushwick) to Bedford-Stuyvesant, after the controversial administrator of the Dutch colony, to numerous places named after prominent Dutch families like the Bergens. The English takeover of the area in 1664 led to the Anglicization of Dutch names, (vlackebos, meaning “wooded plain,” became Flatbush) and the introduction of distinctively English names (Kensington, Brighton Beach). A century later the American Revolution swept away most Tory monikers, replacing them with signers of the Declaration of Independence and international figures who supported the revolution such as Lafayette (France), De Kalb (Germany), and Kosciuszko (Poland). We learn too of the dark corners of Brooklyn's past, encountering over 70 streets named for prominent slaveholders like Lefferts and Lott but none for its most famous abolitionist, Walt Whitman. From the earliest settlements to recent commemorations such as Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn By Name tells the tales of the poets, philosophers, baseball heroes, diplomats, warriors, and saints who have left their imprint on this polyethnic borough that was once almost disastrously renamed “New York East.” Ideal for all Brooklynites, newcomers, and visitors, this book includes:*Over 500 entries explaining the colorful history of Brooklyn's most prominent place names *Over 100 vivid photographs of Brooklyn past and present*9 easy to follow and up-to-date maps of the neighborhoods *Informative sidebars covering topics like Ebbets Field, Lindsay Triangle, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge*Covers all neighborhoods, easily find the street you're on
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