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Record 1 2002-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
DEF

Single-word toponym, usually consisting of a specific component only.

OBS

Ex: Kyiv; Temuko; Lamai. Al-Q_hirah (Cairo) is also a simplex name, since in the original Arabic the article al- constitutes a bound morpheme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
DEF

Nom de lieu constitué d'un ou plusieurs mots ne comportant aucun nom commun qui explicite la nature de l'élément désigné, dans la langue du nom de lieu.

OBS

Saskatchewan; La Macaza; Reuilly-Sauvigny.

Spanish

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