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placename

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plās′nām′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

place•name (plās′nām′),USA pronunciation n.

the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc.

Also, place′-name′, place′ name′.

place + name 1865–70

'placename' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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