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Lists towns, villages, islands, mountains, lochs and rivers of Scotland. This book explains how, over successive... Read More >>
"William A Read (1869-1962) was a renowned linguist whose career included 38 years as a professor of English at... Read More >>
A comprehensive compendium of Illinois place names and their unique history Read More >>
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Includes entries of placenames that identify the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country.... Read More >>
Includes over 170,000 entries of geographical places and features. This encyclopedia contains maps, population figures,... Read More >>
PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: “Excellent for answering quick reference questions on the nations of the world.”... Read More >>
A linguistic history of Native American place names in Indiana Read More >>
Over 1,350 entries (from Westminster to Woodridings - even the locals haven't heard of it) cover the breadth of... Read More >>
When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap... Read More >>
Do you still find yourself referring to Zaire or Czechoslovakia, or wondering whether it should be Moldavia or Moldova,... Read More >>
Identifies and provides background information on cities, towns, districts, territories, and nations around the... Read More >>
Iowa's place-names reflect the religions, myths, cultures, families, heroes, whimsies, and misspellings of the Hawkeye... Read More >>
The hills of Scotland are a significant part of the landscape and the names of these hills reflect the social and... Read More >>
The Statesman's Yearbook, now in a new, enlarged format, contains profiles of every country in the world and includes... Read More >>
Many places in the world have a secondary name. This dictionary is devoted to over 4,500 such names. The entries... Read More >>
Toponymy, the study of place names, can provide a wealth of interesting information about a particular region. This... Read More >>