Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for Over 5000 Natural Features, Countries, Capitols, Territories, Cities and Histori

by Adrian Room

Book Overview

Placenames--whether they be of a city or a river, a country or a mountain--denote something about the region. They often provide a brief history or description of the feature, sometimes telling in a word who founded a city (e.g., Barcelona, Spain, named for Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca) or giving a full description in a single word (e.g. Cape Roca in western Portugal, which derives its name from the Portuguese roca, rock).In this reference...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786401729
• ISBN13: 9780786401727
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 441 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"