choronym

/ˈkɔːɹənɪm/

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"Choronym (Gk. khôra, “place,” “land," "country" + -onym). A type of toponym, as the name of any country, territory, region, district or the like. Ex. America, United States, Scotland, Armenia, Texas, Siberia, Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Provence, Sicily, Antarctica."
"there are toponyms such as Salğır – the name of a river – and Qanglı (probably the name of the village, but it may be an oronym, or even a choronym)."

From choro- + -nym.

choronyms (plural)

ethnonym

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Where does choronym come from?

From choro- + -nym.

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