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Title Placenames of the world : origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites / Adrian Room.
Author Room, Adrian.

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 BER Main  910.014 R777P 2006    AVAILABLE
Edition 2nd edition
Descript. v, 433 pages ; 27 cm.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "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.
Subject Names, Geographical.
ISBN 0786422483 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
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