Download or read book Place name Changes 1900 1991 written by Adrian Room and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 4,500 name changes worldwide, ranging from small villages to entire countries.
Download or read book Placenames of the World written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A placename is often much more than just a label. A name may bespeak the history of a nation, the culture of a people, or the hopes of an individual. Such connections are revealed in this very large reference work on placenames of the world, which offers an in-depth look at the origins of each. First published in 1997, this 2006 edition contains 6,000+ entries--natural features such as mountains, rivers and lakes and human entities such as cities and countries. Each entry includes the name of the feature; a brief description and its geographical location; and the origin of the name with relevant historical, biographical and topographical details. Appendices give the meanings of common elements of non-English placenames (e.g., Abu, as in Abu Dhabi, means "father of"); major placenames in European languages (e.g., Pays-Bas and Paesi Bassi are the French and Italian names, respectively, for what English speakers call the Netherlands); and transcribed Chinese-language equivalents for the names of the world's countries and capitals.
Download or read book An Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name Studies written by Adrian Room and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on more than 660 terms used in onomastics, the study of names.
Download or read book Place Names written by Richard R. Randall and published by Rlpg/Galleys. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randall is a former CIA analyst who was executive secretary of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for some 20 years. His study of place names describes how the names of things influence the way people view the world around them. He also shows how place names have entered popular culture and how the lack of permanent place names has caused problems for military and government bodies. A short chapter on unusual and unacceptable names provides especially rich reading for followers of the trivial, quirky, and strange. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book Place Names of Atlantic Canada written by William Baillie Hamilton and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Atlantic Canada" covers the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Download or read book The Street Names of England written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful aid to local historians, Room's pioneering study categorises the different types of street name for the first time, discusses them in detail, and explains the meaning of over 3500 examples.
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Download or read book Alternate Names of Places written by Adrian Room and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-07-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This type of geographical dictionary lists past and present alternate names of more than 7,000 places. It focuses on placenames with official or semiofficial status rather than nicknames or colloquial abbreviations. It comments on names and their origins where appropriate. Appendices focus on placenames in non-English languages and on places which have been renamed in fictional works"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Russian Language Today written by Larissa Ryazanova-Clarke and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the dramatic changes which have occurred in the Russian language at the end of the 20th century.
Download or read book African Placenames written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of the over 2,000 entries gives the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country. An account of the name's origin and meaning follows, with appropriate historical, topographical and biological references. Cross references provide both former names and alternate spellings or forms of current names.
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