placename

/ˈpleɪsneɪm/

Etymology

From place + name.

placename means the name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.“With a complex site, different site elements may not be terminologically distinguished, or else a generic term may be optionally added to the placename to distinguish a site element, such as a hill, well, or claypan at the location.”