placename

• place-name, place name

From place +‎ name.

• enPR: plās'nām
• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪsneɪm/

placename (plural placenames)

1. The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.

   Synonyms: toponym, nomen loci, geographic name, geographical name

   • 2012, Nick Thieberger, The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Fieldwork, page 401:

     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.