| 单词 | place name |
| 例句 | All the place names were starting to run together, and I’d never been good at keeping details like that straight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He found a large-scale one, then drew a connecting line between his own small township and the university town where the Hunters lived, marking down the place names through which it passed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On a Saturday night in February 1949, Radio Quito announced a Martian invasion using the newsflash technique and local place names. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Tayo had to strain to catch the meaning, dense with place names he had never heard. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The wisecracks are there, including a great one about the British place name potential of the phrase “point of fact.” Theater: Onstage, British Bile and Russian Satire 2011-06-14T11:30:06Z Street and place names, too, channel the past. Hamptons’ True Colors Show in Autumn Off-Season 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z These are place names in Ireland, quite far away from where I grew up in Dublin. Fintan O'Toole on Ireland's transformation — and the reverse version now underway in America 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z In Week 1385 we asked you to slightly change a place name and describe the new place. Style Invitational Week 1389: TankaWanka IV 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z In Europe, all of these geographic place names are protected by law, and mislabeling is prohibited. The Grapes of Wrath 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, June 1: Our contest to slightly change a place name. Style Invitational Week 1386: Colt following — it’s the grandfoals 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z I invented all the places in the book, and all the place names. Robert Seethaler Talks About His New Book, Writing and Acting 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Each of the four were winners in their own respective categories: place names, trade names, personal names and fictional names. 'Ferguson' Is 2014's Name of the Year 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z What self-respecting toponymist, writing for us non-toponymists, would miss an opportunity to say that his chosen field was the study of place names? The City That Won’t Shut Up Fills Two New Books With Its Babble 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z We sped past place names from afar: Paris, Cadiz and Bogotá joined the likes of Cairo, Genoa, Lima, Warsaw and Wakefield. Mississippi yearning 2010-12-04T00:05:15Z Dreams often begin with a consciousness of exotic place names. Paul Theroux on The Great Railway Bazaar – Guardian book club 2013-05-30T13:01:01Z So it was that explorer Smith memorialized the land he mapped as “Virginia” after the virgin Queen Elizabeth, though he also recorded for posterity over a hundred Native American place names still in use today. Maps new and old offer shelter-in-place globe-trotting — and lessons in human history 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z There’s even a name for the study of place names: toponymy. Maps new and old offer shelter-in-place globe-trotting — and lessons in human history 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z We Britons can trace our own culture back over two millennia, through place names, maps, writings, lists of kings and queens. These faces from the ice age give the lie to our idea of civilisation 2013-02-08T07:00:11Z Native American culture is American culture, and as such, is reflected throughout it – from place names to sports teams. Scott Walker makes it harder to fight racist team names 2013-12-20T19:36:00Z Further massacres are commemorated in chilling place names: Butchers Creek, Skull Creek, Slaughterhouse Gully. Ancestral voices 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Though the production plies the paranoiac distortions of Expressionism, it also uses the bright, mechanistic figures of Constructivism — including oversize three-dimensional letters spelling out brand and place names — rendered in eye-searing swaths of color. Review: A Mesmerizing ‘Hairy Ape’ Brings Existentialism to Park Avenue 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z This week: Create a new term using only the letters in a place name, as in Christopher’s examples above. Style Invitational: Punning in place 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Their visits to him at his home in the south of France — Alex exulting, comically, in the foreignness of the place names — become cozy beachside idylls for the tight-knit bunch. ‘Sea Wall/A Life’ Review: Quiet Tragicomedies of Love and Loss 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z And yet we are all toponymists, for we all live by place names. The City That Won’t Shut Up Fills Two New Books With Its Babble 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z It is realistic about New York place names yet disconnected from reality. Review: In ‘People Places Things,’ Jemaine Clement Navigates Life as a Newly Single Dad 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Glacier Ridge, opposite Horn Peak, is not just a place name on a map; it also describes a geological origin story. When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z This is crisscrossed with mosaic lines of longitude and latitude, and engraved with place names from around the world, echoing the BBC's motto: "Nation shall speak peace unto nation." The new BBC Broadcasting House: So what does ?1bn buy? 2011-01-23T21:31:01Z I’d been discussing the Holocaust for 45 minutes and the whole time he’d heard “Nazi Germany” as “Nazi, Germany,” as though I were saying a place name like “Atlanta, Georgia.” Profiles in Courage 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Our laws protect our own geographic place names, such as Napa Valley wines. The Grapes of Wrath 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z He published the book The Meaning of Liff with his friend Douglas Adams 30 years ago, a spoof dictionary in which place names were given new meanings. John Lloyd makes Edinburgh debut 2013-07-26T07:03:01Z When constructing the museum, builders uncovered a huge wall map of Europe, with place names all in German, which curators believe was an original part of the office furnishings. New Museum Tells Krakow's Stories of World War II 2010-07-15T13:55:00Z Boom may not take to smuggling, but he loves trucking, especially on routes that traverse Louisiana, a land of lush landscapes and exotic place names like Turtle Bayou, Lake Charles, Breaux Bridge, the Atchafalaya River. Many Sinners, Very Few Saints 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z But all over the wine world, especially in historic wine-producing countries with strict rules governing appellations, groups are lobbying for permission to use more narrowly defined place names on their labels. A Wine From Nowhere 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Sure, people on our side of the line pronounced Gallic place names in mountain English. What Are Borders For? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z We just started singing different place names instead of New York, just as a joke, and we thought that Newport was funny. What's Jay-Z's state of mind over spoof? 2010-07-28T16:32:00Z The terrain around the wood is probably based on medieval Britain, though no place names are mentioned in it. Redwall by Brian Jacques - review 2013-05-03T14:00:00Z Americans were once allowed to use European place names on their labels; many stateside winemakers used them to indicate the style of the wine. What is Chianti, really? Chianti Classico and the black rooster, explained 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Smith wasn’t sure what the finished product would look like, but he knew what he wanted to use as a frame: a place name. To photograph America’s diversity, he visited 64 locales all named Columbia 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z When Kelli O’Hara sings that word, a plain place name becomes a prism of rippling ambivalence. Theater Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Brings Iowa to Broadway 2014-02-21T03:00:02Z Mostly, I believe, these efforts will remain unofficial: complicating labels, with additional place names and terms, are difficult politically and economically, even if the labels would better describe what’s in the bottle. Morgon, in All Its Gorgeous Complexity 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z A lot of parents ignore the standard lexicon and look instead to place names, invented names, international names and names that defy gender stereotypes. Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to ‘L’ 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Their version is cleaned up, rid of all the actual place names, and filled with titles instead. A literary map to end all literary maps 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Reheated gossip — replete with animated genealogy charts and catalogs of place names — is their lifeline, while silences are scary vacuums. Review: ‘The Roads to Home’ Offers Gossip and Insanity Most Genteel 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z What I hadn't expected was how keen many of them were on etymology and where English place names came from. Jamie's Dream School 2011-03-01T19:59:01Z It's research for an artist celebrated for his elaborate, pencil-drawn city maps, densely forested with signs, symbols, place names, cartoons, corporate logos, historical detail, swear words and other, more impressionistic noticings. Words on the street: Stephen Walter's city maps 2011-02-02T22:29:01Z The last companies died around 1900, for assorted reasons, including competition from Ohio and West Virginia suppliers, but evocative place names like Sandwash Reservoir and Glass Lake Road survive. Collectors Find Historical Value in Broken Glass 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Most of the works are mixed-media paintings that layer circles, grids, seemingly rocky expanses and place names. Review | In the galleries: ‘Poor art’ is often minimalist, but rich in its impact 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Kulick preferred an approach that declined to change place names or alter text, while Ms. Pinkins, he wrote, called for greater specificity. Star of ‘Mother Courage’ Quits in Creative Dispute 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z It takes place at the end of the 19th century in “Snow Hill, Utah,” a place name that sounds infinitely more exotic in Italian. Review: ‘The Great Silence,’ a 1968 Spaghetti Western Unchained 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Matthew Adams countered that there were inconsistencies in the handwriting and a lot of misspelled Yosemite place names. $45 garage-sale find worth $200M: Ansel negatives 2010-07-28T05:38:00Z Entries are more likely to get ink if the definitions relate in some way to the place name. Style Invitational: Punning in place 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z If you think college football is only a game, you might think that "Happy Valley" is no more than a place name that's become attached to the bucolic area around Penn State University. 'Happy Valley' has many views of Penn State's Sandusky scandal 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday, March 30: Our contest to make a new word from the letters in a place name. Style Invitational: Twist of fete: Parodies for birthdays and more 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z I would stack that against any weird-sounding place name in the U.S. 'Jeopardy' champ Ken Jennings is a 'Maphead' 2011-09-19T00:50:06Z Instead, there are long digressions on place name etymologies, the Ice Age, his grandparents' unconventional lifestyle and his father, who treated books with more care than he did most people. 'Sissinghurst ? An Unfinished History': Restoring the manor to a fruitful farm 2010-05-19T21:58:00Z Yet they also pushed themselves to keep exploring together as they played, peaking with this Independence Day show of songs full of American place names. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The Welsh government's programme for the current Senedd term stated it would "act to protect Welsh place names". Should some place names be written only in Welsh? 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z As Philadelphia was "a major destination" for immigrants from Europe, locals are used to place names from many cultures, according to Kate Jiggins. Welcome to Wrexham, Philadelphia and the Welsh language 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Although the sound changed pronunciation over time, there are still vestiges of the sh sound for x in Portuguese, as well as in Mexican Spanish and its use in native place names. The Mysterious Origins of ‘X’ in Algebra 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Smith’s paintings are studded with powwow fliers and clips from reservation newspapers; she also frequently writes place names into her canvases. How Chicana and Native artists are preserving cultural memory 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z That dynamic may soon change; a law banning place names that glorify Russian historical and political figures went into effect on Thursday. ‘We Can Never Forgive This’: In Odesa, Attacks Stoke Hatred of Russia 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z He said the Norse influence was widely evident, from place names and personal names to St. Magnus Cathedral, “a fabulous piece of medieval architecture” built in Norse times. Some in Scotland’s Orkney Islands want to return to Norway after 550 years 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z The Norse influence is widely evident, from place names and personal names to St. Magnus Cathedral, “a fabulous piece of medieval architecture” built in Norse times. Feeling neglected by Scotland, some in the Orkney Islands mull rejoining Norway 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Oregon has a long history of moderate Republicanism, a hand-me-down from those New England settlers who brought place names like Salem and Portland. How tech and the great outdoors transformed Oregon and the fight for the White House 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The area had been partitioned into villages, each given biblical place names. Kenya starvation cult: 'My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie' 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has signed two laws that strictly reinforce his country’s national identity, banning Russian place names and making knowledge of Ukrainian language and history a requirement for citizenship. Zelensky Signs Law Banning Russian Place Names 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z He also recommends learning to pronounce a few place names. For April Fools' Day, a newcomers’ guide to Seattle’s quirky codes 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Joining those place names together will then reveal the answer. School pupils aim to crack GCHQ Christmas card code 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Even though the language is spoken by only a fraction of the population, its imprint is visible virtually everywhere, including tombstones bearing Manx inscriptions, place names and road signs. Manx Language, Once Almost Silenced, Is Now the Talk of the Town 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z The author Mary Norris, an expert in proper usage who is a former copy editor at The New Yorker, said that foreign place names can be tiny little pronunciation minefields. How Do You Pronounce Qatar? Probably Incorrectly. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the nation’s first Native American cabinet official, formally declared “squaw” a derogatory term and announced steps to remove it from federal government use and rename other derogatory place names. Panel OKs name change of Colorado mountain tied to massacre 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Naomi Jones, the park's head of cultural heritage, said Welsh place names were part of Eryri's "special qualities". Snowdon: Park to use mountain's Welsh name Yr Wyddfa 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z She said it was not right that the eco project was trying to claim ownership of a word that was a place name, a river and a surname, and used by other businesses in Cumbria. Eden Project takes on Penrith gardener over name 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z On a map of the New World, Baniwa crosses out European place names and replaces Western pictographic symbolics with Indigenous ones. Two exhibits show how Diego Rivera and others constructed Latin American identity 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z This practice goes back even further: After British colonial forces left India in the late 1940s, right-wing Hindu nationalist leaders replaced many Anglicized place names with Hindu ones. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z She has also formally declared “squaw” a derogatory term and taken steps to remove it from federal government use and to replace other derogatory place names. Haaland: US expanding Native American massacre site 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z In a ceremony joined by Native American tribal leaders, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a bill that will remove the word “squaw” from nearly 100 geographic features and place names across California. New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Newsom also signed legislation to remove an offensive term for a Native American woman from all geographic features and place names in the state. Newsom OKs name change for law school founded by racist 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Her appointment has been a “big reason” the federal government has finally acted to remove offensive terms from place names, Erickson said. Derogatory term for Native women removed from WA creek, lake names 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z When Hindu nationalists changed Anglicized place names in India, they began to erase the histories of Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists and others. What's in a name: Kurdish martyr Jîna Amini and the struggle for culture and history 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Settlers kept the place names, not knowing what they meant in Native languages. The Muscogee get their say in national park plan for Georgia 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The western U.S, including California, is peppered with old place names, many of them holdovers from the Gold Rush, that have come to be regarded as contaminated by racist beliefs. New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery should be removed completely as part of the broader effort to scrub all U.S. military place names and assets that pay homage to the Confederacy. Arlington Cemetery’s Confederate monument should be removed, panel says 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In Washington, he hopes to see the bilingual signs on highway markers statewide that include place names in Native languages. Derogatory term for Native women removed from WA creek, lake names 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Haaland meanwhile created a panel that will take suggestions from the public on changing other place names include derogatory terms. Authorities rename 28 Wisconsin sites to remove racist word 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z California, meanwhile, has taken its own steps to remove the word from place names. U.S. changes names of places with racist term for Native women 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The Biden administration on Thursday said it had completed the removal of the word "squaw" from nearly 650 place names on federal land as part of an effort to reckon with the nation's racist past. South Carolina Senate moves to tighten abortion ban blocked by court 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z In a separate process, Interior is also seeking public input on other derogatory terms in federal place names. U.S. completes renaming of 650 places to remove derogatory term 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Ukraine's capital renamed 95 streets on Thursday as part of a drive to purge Russian and Soviet place names, Kyiv's mayor announced a day after Ukraine marked 31 years of independence. Zelenskiy: World must act faster to get Russia out of nuclear plant 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z There will also be support for social enterprises and community housing co-operatives, as well as steps to protect Welsh place names. Second homes hotspot locals could get first refusal on properties 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The debate comes amid a growing movement across the islands to restore traditional Hawaiian place names to honor and respect Native Hawaiian culture and history. Hawaii school named for US leader muddles alumni identity 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z "Any threat to that undermines our existence as a nation, and our relationship with the land under our feet, so place names must be protected." National Eisteddfod: Lion King song name fires language drive 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Russia has introduced its own currency and welfare system, and has torn down place names printed in Ukrainian, replacing them with Russian signs. How Russia is laying the groundwork for its annexation of Ukraine 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Ukrainians, highly attuned to the drumbeat of Kremlin propaganda that has underpinned the invasion, are aware that public repudiation of Russian place names can be exploited to feed Moscow’s unstinting narrative of victimhood. Ukraine wages its own war against Russia’s cultural icons in its midst 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z The city of Liverpool played a key role in the triangular trade and many of its streets, place names and other features are named after figures with links to trade. Liverpool school renames houses over slave trade links 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “It’s the community that built us. And that community is based on a place name. In order to honor that community, we have to honor the place it’s standing on.” Hawaii school named for US leader muddles alumni identity 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The OS said it received place names from local authorities. Welsh place name errors on Ordnance Survey maps criticised 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z They reminded me of the colorful place names and climbing routes that add poetic seasoning to the mountains: The Trapps. In New York’s Shawangunk Mountains, old haunts and old friends 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z But place names tell the story, too, Brookes said, like “Beacon Hill.” ‘Beacon masters’ light the U.K. on fire for queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z In 2019, however, the board, which standardizes place names for federal government use, voted to drop “Kiev” as a conventional name on an appeal from the Ukrainian government and the State Department’s Ukraine desk. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A truer picture of abortion protests 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z But respecting Indigenous communities means working with Native groups to plot the course, compensating them for any needed land, and acknowledging Native history through on-trail education and use of traditional place names, he said. Alaska trail would link city, wilderness — if it can survive red tape 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z "The very fact that the owners of the holiday park are allowed to anglicise the original name underlines the need for legislation to protect Welsh language place names," Cymdeithas said. Ceredigion: Glan y Mor name change angers Welsh language campaigners 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland started a task force to address derogatory place names on federal lands. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z State lawmakers began working in 2015 to get the federal government to reconsider dozens of racist place names statewide, and made important progress until presidential administrations changed after the 2016 election. WA’s place names should inspire, not degrade 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z It also comes amid a global movement to address the legacy of colonialism, including in place names. (Bangkok): A Push for Parentheses Miffs Thais (Who Have Bigger Problems) 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Allowing the slur to live on in place names “perpetuates and allows for violence” today, said Tedde Simon, a racial and economic justice advocate for the ACLU. California bill would ban the racist term 'squaw' in location names 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in November formally declared the term derogatory and initiated a process to remove the word from use by the federal government and to replace other existing derogatory place names. Proposal to nix derogatory term targets hundreds of US sites 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The decision comes as momentum surges nationwide to change derogatory place names. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z That is the world’s longest place name, according to the Guinness World Records. It’s still Bangkok: Thailand quells talk of name change 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Eventually, it took root in nearly 100 California place names, possibly more — Squaw Creek, Squaw Peak, Squaw Hollow, Squaw Flat. Native Americans want to ditch the name Squaw Valley. A county supervisor says context matters 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Montana, Oregon, Maine and Minnesota are among the states that have already banned using the term in place names. California bill would ban the racist term 'squaw' in location names 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Guevara’s daughter, Taweah Garcia, 45, said that the “dehumanizing” term is still used today and that its presence in place names keeps alive not just the derogatory language but also the racist attitudes and actions. Indigenous coalition takes fight to rename town of Squaw Valley to federal board 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Several states, including Minnesota, Maine and Montana, have established laws eliminating that word from place names. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Interior Secretary Deb Haaland last month formally declared the term derogatory and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use and to replace other derogatory place names. Nevada tribal women reflect on Lake Tahoe resort name change 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Montana, Oregon, Maine and Minnesota are among the states that have outlawed “squaw” in place names. Native Americans want to ditch the name Squaw Valley. A county supervisor says context matters 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Under the proposed California law, new place names should “honor and recognize the tribes, cultures and indigenous languages specific to the geographic region in question,” including drawing on names previously used by tribes. California bill would ban the racist term 'squaw' in location names 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Even within a broader cultural conversation examining place names, the term “squaw” has earned particular scrutiny. Indigenous coalition takes fight to rename town of Squaw Valley to federal board 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Our public lands have many kinds of unjust place names. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Some scholars argue that Celtic place names needn't be a sign of pre-Norse settlers. British or Irish reached remote islands before Vikings 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Deb Haaland formally declared “squaw” a derogatory term in November and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use and to rename other derogatory place names. US approves Indigenous name change for Colorado mountain 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z And in recent years, states like Oregon, Maine, Montana, and Minnesota have passed legislation prohibiting the use of the word "squaw" in place names. Deb Haaland is taking on racist names on federal lands 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Several states have outlawed using the term in place names, including Montana, Oregon, Maine and Minnesota. Indigenous coalition takes fight to rename town of Squaw Valley to federal board 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z It is stories such as that of Black Elk Peak that led my colleagues and me to wonder about unjust place names. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Haaland on Friday formally declared “squaw” a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use and to replace other derogatory place names. Native American from Oregon confirmed as head of National Park Service 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday formally declared “squaw” a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use and to replace other derogatory place names. Interior secretary seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The Native American Rights Fund, which has long called for the removal of derogatory place names, applauded the move. Deb Haaland is taking on racist names on federal lands 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove the term from federal government use and to replace other derogatory place names. Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory US place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z As field scientists, we use place names regularly. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z In the woods, Senderovsky has built a crescent of bungalows around a main house, each with an exotic place name. Gary Shteyngart writes a perfect pandemic novel with ‘Our Country Friends’ 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z States from Oregon to Maine have passed laws prohibiting the use of the word “squaw” in place names. Interior secretary seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Some place names on the reservation even refer to fire: Near Inchelium lies Smoke Ranch, so nicknamed, he adds, "because they burned it every single year." For forest blazes grown wilder, an alternative: The ‘good fire' 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z “Today’s actions will accelerate an important process to reconcile derogatory place names and mark a significant step in honoring the ancestors who have stewarded our lands since time immemorial.” Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory US place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Native Americans have called for changing place names at national parks and monuments for more than a century. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The migrants amassed here speak of loved ones and former neighbors now in Miami and New York, place names that roll off their tongues as easily as Port-au-Prince and Lagos, Mumbai, Havana and Caracas. This remote sliver of northwest Colombia is one of the world’s busiest migration corridors 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The Native American Rights Fund applauded Haaland’s move to address derogatory place names, saying action by the federal government is long overdue. Interior secretary seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Public place names are based on the domestic names data set published by the U.S. Columbus monuments are coming down, but he’s still honored in 6,000 places across the U.S. Here’s where. The process for changing U.S. place names can take years and federal officials said there are currently hundreds of proposed name changes pending before the board. Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory US place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Our study is one of the first system-wide analyses of what place names might need changing. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Proponents hope the move ushers in the restoration of other Indigenous place names in California and across the country. California state park with ties to racist past will now be called by Indigenous name 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The process for changing U.S. place names can take years, and federal officials said there are currently hundreds of proposed name changes pending before the board. Interior secretary seeks to rid U.S. of derogatory place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z To conduct the place-name analysis, MIT identified street and place names that included either Columbus or Columbia. Columbus monuments are coming down, but he’s still honored in 6,000 places across the U.S. Here’s where. Haaland also called for the creation of an advisory committee to solicit, review and recommend changes to other derogatory geographic and federal place names. Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory US place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z We wondered, “Are these efforts to change problematic place names happening in isolation, or is there a system-wide pattern in need of a system-wide response?” Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Santa Ana Canyon was the place where the wind that whipped down into Orange County got a place name, as early as 1871 — when Orange County was still part of L.A. Can you hear it? Can you feel it? Santa Ana wind season is back 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Smokey said that Native American communities across the country had been working for years to remove “squaw” from place names. Squaw Valley Resort, Acknowledging ‘Racist and Sexist’ Name, Changes It 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Native communities across the US have pushed to remove the derogatory term from geographic locations and place names for years. California ski resort changes offensive Native American name 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z States from Oregon to Maine have passed legislation prohibiting the use of the word “squaw” in place names. Interior secretary seeks to remove derogatory US place names 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The predominance of European American place names erases the histories of the Indigenous peoples who were here for millennia before colonizers forced them off their lands. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “Native American communities across the country have been working for years to have this term removed from place names in their ancestral lands.” Squaw Valley ski resort will retire 'racist' name and become Palisades Tahoe 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Scotland featured in more show titles on the main five channels than any other place name - appearing 14 times, excluding news, sport and true crime. Why Scotland and Yorkshire are TV's top UK destinations 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z The new urban planning guidelines said it was now forbidden to “demolish the real and construct the fake”, chop down old trees, randomly change old place names or make changes to lake or river systems. China vows to curb urban demolitions, preserve cultural heritage 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z The task force would identify offensive place names and press the Board on Geographic Names to rename them. ‘Racism, even in geography, cannot be tolerated’: Dems crusade to rename places, mountains, rivers 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Restoring Indigenous place names restores mnemonic and spiritual connections among place, culture and ancestral knowledge. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z In an attempt to remove any vestige of the United States’ brutal past by whitewashing local place names, these individuals unknowingly benefit the very racist tendencies they wish to abolish. Opinion | On the road to forgetting history 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z He believed it would be "a real chance to make a statement on the need to protect our indigenous Welsh place names", according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Snowdon: Thousands back Welsh mountain name change 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The IHO is one of National Geographic’s main references, among other sources, for consulting on place names. How many oceans does Earth have? National Geographic now says 5. 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z However, four Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate students identified several objectionable place names in a recent article in the magazine Scientific American. ‘Racism, even in geography, cannot be tolerated’: Dems crusade to rename places, mountains, rivers 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Restoring Indigenous place names can empower and support the revitalization of Indigenous languages and knowledge. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Many communities are “decolonizing” maps, putting back their own place names and defying political borders. These Alternative Economies Are Inspirations for a Sustainable World 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z It is tasked with establishing and adopting guidelines on the use of place names by the park authority. Snowdon: Thousands back Welsh mountain name change 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The WHO’s 2015 guidance for naming infectious diseases discourages using place names, human names, or animal species names. India reportedly orders social media platforms to remove references to "Indian variant" of COVID-19 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Native American settlements were first, and then the rancho system -- Spanish then Mexican land grants throughout California -- were built atop and near those settlements and still shape our geography and place names. You know Angels Flight. But what about L.A.’s other funicular railways? 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z As a nation that aspires to be equitable and just, we can work toward changing problematic place names for state-managed and locally managed lands like that park near Pittsburgh. Offensive Names Should Be Removed from Public Lands 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z "The authority is committed to protect and promote the use of native place names for everyday use and future generations," he added. Call for Snowdon to only be known by Welsh name Yr Wyddfa 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z There is a precedent for the ditching of English place names for popular tourist attractions, with Ayers Rock in Australia now formally known by its Aboriginal name of Uluru. Snowdon: Thousands back Welsh mountain name change 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z There are many place names and stories connected to my ancestors here in my hometown. Opinion | D.C. once had an Indigenous queen, Cockacoeske, the Queen of Pamunkey. Remember her story. 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z The cavalcade of place names and unit designations might be a challenge for the nonspecialist reader. Review | American troops fought hard in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley. But why? 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z In Los Angeles, founded for Spain and a part of Mexico for generations, we pronounce our Spanish-language place names in a unique way. Why don't Angelenos jaywalk? It isn't because nobody walks in L.A. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Board on Geographic Names criticized the Postal Service for a confusing lack of uniformity in the spelling of place names. Perspective | Loughboro Road NW is named for the man who had it built in the early 1800s 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Antarctica is getting 28 new place names to recognise British individuals who've made a major contribution to advancing science in the polar regions. Antarctic place names recognise 'modern explorers' 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z “I think our interesting place names are actually an advantage,” she says with a laugh. Why does Washington have so many dismal place names? 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Australia Post says it will support the optional use of Aboriginal place names on mail addresses, following a large grassroots campaign. Australia Post to support use of Aboriginal place names on mail 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Tools the initiative’s scientists employ include old maps with clues in place names like Prairie Creek. Efforts afoot to save South’s disappearing grasslands 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z “The standing U.N. practice worldwide is to employ officially designated place names for all publicly distributed maps and products.” Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages, U.N. map makers follow suit 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Board on Geographic Names to standardize place names. How the Postal Service helped shape a California town named Peanut 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Given that, the real wonder is not that so many place names have dreary connotations, but that more of them do not. Why does Washington have so many dismal place names? 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z It advises people to identify place names from an official database, and to put it on the second line of the address - after the sender's name and before the street address. Australia Post to support use of Aboriginal place names on mail 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z There’s a reason so many Triangle place names honor white people who lived in the post-Reconstruction South of Jim Crow laws and civil rights abuses, said Scott Kirsch, a geography professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. North Carolina areas want to rename streets, neighborhoods 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z “In my opinion, where there is consensus among a historically violently oppressed minority group that a word is offensive, legislators should remove it from place names,” she said. Borough panel to mull use of ‘squaw’ in street, trail names 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z A majority of Americans now reject the notion that Confederate place names and monuments to white supremacy deserve to hold pride of place forever in the civic landscape. Opinion | Putting Heroes, and Traitors, Where They Belong 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Many state place names that seem to carry a downer message in today’s parlance probably were never intended to do so. Why does Washington have so many dismal place names? 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Ms McPhail said she would continue to lobby Australia Post to create a national database of traditional place names, through consulting with Aboriginal elders. Australia Post to support use of Aboriginal place names on mail 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Colleges nationwide are rethinking place names as they reckon with renewed momentum for racial justice sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. Racial reckoning draws in namesakes of Virginia Tech’s past 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z But now plantation place names and the word itself are under new scrutiny. Southern neighborhoods have been named ‘plantations’ for decades. That could be changing. 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The remaining place names refer to the independence of the country or the end of the World Wars. Brussels to Name Public Square in Honour of Brontë Sisters 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The entirety of Washington state, it turns out, is rife with woe-is-moi place names. Why does Washington have so many dismal place names? 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z “Notice the hidden curriculum that runs through place names,” says Derek H. Alderman, a professor of geography at the University of Tennessee. How to Rename a Street 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z No state beyond the South has had as many monuments and place names honoring the Confederacy and its soldiers as California, Waite said. California confronts its racist past as tributes to Confederates and colonizers fall 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z We are suffering from “monumental” confusion about historical statues, place names and symbols. Opinion | Funny how Trump’s dislike for ‘losers’ doesn’t extend to Confederate generals 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z “We have been working collaboratively with Waikato-Tainui for more than 12 months on a project to review culturally sensitive place names and sites,” Briggs said in a statement. New Zealand city removes statue of its ‘murderous’ namesake 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Most of our gloomy place names, it’s clear, came about when times were tough. Why does Washington have so many dismal place names? 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Will Taylor, an arts producer who has lived in Bristol for 10 years, said both sides of Bristol's past should be reflected in its place names and landmarks. 'It's all been built upon racist acts' 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The state appeals court ruled that such authority rested with the legislature under statutes governing lake and other place names. National Digest: Judge dismisses criminal charges against former Michigan State president 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z Linda Lavin, using all her lung capacity to reel off the unwieldy place names in “The Boy From …” from “The Mad Show,” gave us a priceless sample of her unerring comic timing. Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday bash reminds us why his music remains so radical 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z She looks up people’s names, place names and acronyms to get them right. In the Battle Against the Machines, She’s Holding Her Ground 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z The plaques would accompany portraits, street and place names explaining their origin and their relevance to Liverpool's historical slave trade. 'Honest' street signs to show city's slavery links 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z He said those objecting to calls for place name changes should consider their motivations. 'It's all been built upon racist acts' 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z California is dotted with numerous racially offensive place names, many of them holdovers from the Gold Rush. In Lone Pine, a lawyer fights to change campground's derogatory name. The town pushes back 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Its cultural importance echoes in the place names — Lake Valley, Whippoorwill Springs, Indian Wells. It’s almost 2020, and 2 million Americans still don’t have running water, according to new report 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z His research includes oral histories often filled with acronyms for government programs, American Indian place names and people speaking in regional accents. In the Battle Against the Machines, She’s Holding Her Ground 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z However, it uses the Russian spelling of Crimean place names on its maps in Russia, rather than the Ukrainian spelling. Apple changes Crimea map to meet Russian demands 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z He’s right: everybody I speak to does have a story like that: tales in which Australian or Irish accents weren’t revealed until the final chapter, or place names were mispronounced repeatedly over hundreds of pages. 'Your throat hurts. Your brain hurts': the secret life of the audiobook star 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z So merely studying place names and locations in geography class? Italy’s Students Will Get a Lesson in Climate Change. Many Lessons, in Fact. 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z A market town in Somerset has topped a list of the 10 most difficult-to-pronounce place names in the UK. Town tops list of most mispronounced place names 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Kona is a place name, not a trademark, defense attorneys wrote. The Kona coffee you buy from Costco and Walmart? It might be fake 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z They feature clearly highlighted contours and country boundaries but the neatly printed place names that customarily adorn atlases and globes are missing. Football appears too self-important to bother itself about climate emergency | Louise Taylor 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Some place names are just words, while others act as a kind of shorthand for an entire way of life. Newsletter: Orange County officially has more Democrats than Republicans 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z It said authority to change the name rested with the Legislature under statutes governing lake and other place names. Minnesota’s top court to hear Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska case 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Because the name had been Lake Calhoun for more than 40 years, the appeals court said, authority to change it rested with the Legislature under statutes governing lake and other place names. Supreme Court will take up Lake Calhoun-Bde Maka Ska dispute 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z In addition to the signs, the historic place names will need to be changed back on websites, brochures, hotel menus and other promotional literature. Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z In addition to the signs, the historic place names will need to be changed back on brochures, hotel menus and other promotional literature. Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The nation has been known officially as Myanmar since 1989, when the then ruling junta discarded Burma along with other place names associated with British rule. Top 10 books about Burma 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Tap or click on the place names and regions to highlight paths. Are Arabs turning their backs on religion? 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z But I am including your note because in my lifelong efforts to find the best place names in America, your hometown scores a grand slam! Buttigieg breaks through in Iowa 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z "These original place names have returned, and we are ecstatic." Yosemite to restore names to historic attractions under $12-million settlement 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The map’s place names traverse a range of cultural registers, from the classical to the surreal to the military-industrial. The Invisible City Beneath Paris 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Mr Campbell said medical staff were eventually sent to the wrong location on the festival site, because of confusion over place names. Drugs death accused 'tried to get help' 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z But it’s also a major feat of storytelling, one that mentions no dates, place names or famous battles, yet nevertheless manages to evoke a profound sense of connection with its nameless subjects. Review | Peter Jackson’s World War I documentary is a remarkable technical — and emotional — achievement 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z But more broadly, the seemingly arcane fight over a place name became a test of geopolitical power pitting Europe and the United States against Russia in the perennially unstable Balkans. Greeks Approve Deal to Rename Macedonia, in Victory for the West 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z "The usual principle is place names are enduring," he said. Australia’s fight over place names 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z So it is fitting that as Arlington officials celebrated Amazon’s decision to locate a new headquarters in the area, there was a bit of confusion over the place name. Amazon’s ‘National Landing’ leads to confusion and jokes 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The place names – Tallahatchee, Carroll County, Choctaw Ridge – were cinematic, the singer’s voice was husky, the string arrangement was minimal and eerie. Bobbie Gentry: whatever happened to the trailblazing queen of country? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z They translate local place names into English - for example "Poll na gCaorach", meaning "hole of the sheep" in Irish, becomes "Poolkerry" in English. The peculiar history of the Ordnance Survey 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Syndicated newspaper columnist Marquis Childs noted that the poet Stephen Vincent Benet had celebrated the beauty of such typically American place names as Deadwood, Medicine Hat and Dead Mule Flat. Perspective | The Zip code may seem benign now, but some Americans smelled a rat 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z “Macedonia” as a place name has historically encompassed a region that includes both northern Greece and the country whose name is in dispute. Russia and the West battle over Macedonia’s future ahead of name-change referendum 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “Colonial structures permeate every part of the city, from the place names to the architecture and the use of space, even the way city departments are organised,” Gosnell-Myers says. Statue wars: what should we do with troublesome monuments? 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z It also directs the state to use traditional Alaska Native place names on public signs. Governor declares emergency for Alaska Native languages 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z A few place names are marked, which speak of adventure and disaster: Spyeglass Hill, Graves, Skeleton Island. Wizards, Moomins and pirates: the magic and mystery of literary maps 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Its 600,000 gigabytes of data is comprised of thousands of photographs of men, women and children, witness accounts, ages, causes of death, place names, military ranks and weapon types. Why database of Syrian atrocities may hold key to future justice 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z In the play, English soldiers are in Donegal partly to map it and to identify and translate Irish place names. Merlin star returns to his roots 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z This is a bit of a tradition among Palestinians, especially if the place name is a particularly graceful-sounding one. Palestinians do not want to negate Israel. We just want a future | Atef Abu Saif 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Speaking to BBC News on condition of anonymity, the man who added the place names described himself as "an artist, not a vandal". Fairytale over for Narnia road signs 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z On “Eus Keus”, whose title is a traditional Cornish saying which, with typical insouciant dryness, asks whether or not there is cheese, she joyfully reels off a list of Cornish place names. On “Le Kov”, pop music meets the Cornish revival 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Part of the accepted script is the repeated invocation of the place names of Columbine and Sandy Hook. Gunfire Erupts at a School. Leaders Offer Prayers. Children Are Buried. Repeat. 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The south-west corner of Indiana is a normal American place with normal, American place names. Life inside a town called Santa Claus 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z “On the other hand,” Hessler continues, “it also shows churches, some Spanish place names, and other images suggesting a community adapting to Spanish rule.” Rare Aztec Map Reveals a Glimpse of Life in 1500s Mexico 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z “A scale needs to be developed to evaluate which monuments are taken down and which place names are changed,” he said. 'For too long, they have generated harm': the fight to remove offensive monuments in New York 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps as a result, his depiction of Japan contains many place names that don’t appear on other Western maps of the time. Bizarre, Enormous 16th-Century Map Assembled for First Time 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z And while the Yankees are the only team in baseball that does not place names on the back of its home and road jerseys, a program is not necessary to tell one Frazier from another. Yankees Get Some Zest, Courtesy of Frazier and Frazier 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Reading your book, I was struck by the number of place names that I see on the news today every night, from Aleppo to Gaza to the Al-Aqsa mosque. The Templars Got Rich Fighting for God—Then Lost It All 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z According to the Southern Poverty Law Center there are more than 1,500 Confederate "place names and other symbols in public spaces, both in the South and across the nation." See Where Confederate Monuments Are Coming Down 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Instead, consumers wanted products to use real place names on packaging and branding. Morrisons will not adopt 'fake-farm food' brands - BBC News 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Despite his celebrity in life, Sloane has managed to slip almost into obscurity: his name lives on mostly in a handful of street and place names, such as London's Sloane Square. Museums: The life and times of a curiosity-monger : Nature : Nature Research 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Of all naming formats, place names might be the most evocative. Perspective | I ranked the top 40 names out of all 141 Preakness winners because I’m insane and you’re bored 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z As well as making Italian the only official language in 1923, he invented and adapted around 8,000 Italian geographical place names to replace the German ones. Why an Italian row over place names is dredging up memories of fascism - BBC News 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Berry also specialised in place names, as no one else has done before or since. Chuck Berry obituary: 'A perfect fit of street-talk to music' 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Normandy and Berlin, Iwo Jima and Okinawa are place names that still resonate with Allied heroism and sacrifice. Losing a war — one bad metaphor at a time 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Doctors lacked the ability to connect the place names with geographical coordinates. Faultlines, black holes and glaciers: mapping uncharted territories 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z We understand that many of the old statues, plaques and place names genuinely reflect the state’s heritage and are a part of South Carolina’s historical landscape. South Carolina editorial roundup 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z “The place names of Wisconsin provide glimpses into the lives of its citizens,” he explained. Wisconsin communities named for diverse places, people 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z This book’s atlas of indigenous places and place names in Seattle is priceless. A new-to-Seattle reading list, part 2: The nonfiction edition 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Project Naming is now turning to social media to help place names to faces. Project Naming: Adding indigenous names to Canada's history - BBC News 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z He trained Haitians how to use GPS units, then sent them into neighbourhoods to get latitude and longitude coordinates for Haitian place names. Faultlines, black holes and glaciers: mapping uncharted territories 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z They also maintain the new name isn’t the area’s traditional place name. Hearing reset for lawsuit against new Alaska town name 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Callary said knowing the origins of place names helps people be proud of their communities. Wisconsin communities named for diverse places, people 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z "There are more than 20 place names starting with Birch in the area," he says. Finnish town considers 'Emoji Street' proposal - BBC News 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The book helpfully begins with a map of the region in question, textured with the Caucasus Mountains and annotated with place names. This fall's new cookbooks: 27 of our favorites 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z But it's alleged that what happened in that classroom went far beyond assistance with times and place names. Orgreave: The battle that's not over - BBC News 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Many Australian place names were given by people branded as British “explorers”. This place ain’t what it used to be – the politics of geographical names 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z "When you're travelling like that, you look at map and road signs and notice all these funny sounding place names," he said. British mapmaker highlights rudest places in Australia - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z O’Leary’s code uses a hierarchy of importance, and attempts to place names in a way that will avoid overlap and confusion. See Maps of Fantasy Worlds Created by Bots 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The state has three official appellations, or AVAs, though not all wineries use these place names on their labels. New Jersey Shores Up Its Rising Wine Status 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z While the names of ministers, generals and courtiers might not be familiar, the place names are. ‘The Romanovs’: The family that ruled and terrorized Russia 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z A Cambridge council spokesperson rued the day the authority followed a “bureaucratic guideline” to cut apostrophes from place names for “clarity”. This place ain’t what it used to be – the politics of geographical names 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Tolkien annotated the map in 1969 in green ink and pencil, adding place names in Elvish - one of the languages he created for the books. JRR Tolkien's annotated Middle-earth map on show at Bodleian - BBC News 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z O’Leary also built the place name generator, which is meant to label maps with words that seem like they’re from the same language. See Maps of Fantasy Worlds Created by Bots 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z A small map near the station’s exit includes some of the place names Houng remembers – but it is not enough to reorient him in such modified surroundings. Story of cities #39: Shenzhen – from rural village to the world's largest megalopolis 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z On the map, Tolkien adds place names in Elvish, one of the languages he created for the books. JRR Tolkien's annotated Middle-earth map at Bodleian - BBC News 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z So what place names are likely to be the source of strife in the future? This place ain’t what it used to be – the politics of geographical names 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z There’s always something: the Confederate battle flag, racist place names, sexist political candidates. Face of America should include you, me and her 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The map bot, created by glaciologist Martin O’Leary of Swansea University in Wales, combines imaginary place names with fake terrain to produce fantasy worlds, tweeting a new one every hour from the Twitter account @unchartedatlas. See Maps of Fantasy Worlds Created by Bots 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Mohammed hopes to get computer science students interested in developing character recognition algorithms to extract place names and other text from scanned maps. Now Anyone Can Visit One of the World's Great Map Collections Photograph: PR Company Handout But place names are one thing. Zadie, Alexa, Coco: why does fashion love naming bags and clothes? 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z “It never occurred to me that there may be a process for changing place names,” Mr. Kennedy said. Connecticut Rock Pile Known as Negro Heads May Get a New Name 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z He added: “Red is also a very dominant colour that is not very supporting of thematic overlays such as landing sites or place names”. New Mars map could provide directions for a visitor's walk on the red planet 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Confusion over place names happens often enough for the US military to plausibly deny responsibility for civilian casualties and to avoid launching a full investigation. “My mother and aunt were killed. Everyone but me was killed” 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Phillips said Bridger’s name now appears on many landmarks and place names in Montana, but that the history of how those names came to be adopted is hard to know. Jim Bridger: The man, the myth, the legend 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Occasionally, the issues have social or political resonance — courtesy titles for transgender people, or English renderings of foreign place names. Standards Editor’s Notebook: Is a Cow a ‘Who’ or a ‘Which’? 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z First the assembled group, about 30 people this year, votes for winners in four categories: trade name, place name, personal name and fictional/literary name. 'Caitlyn Jenner' Is the 2015 Name of the Year 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The stone buildings were damp, freezing and overrun with rats; a bitter joke among the prisoners was how close the place name was to the Irish word for rat, francach. Welsh village summons ghosts of Ireland's revolutionary past 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z In an airstrike on one Syrian village — also detailed below — it seems that simple confusion over place names meant that civilian casualties were never investigated and were left uncounted. “My mother and aunt were killed. Everyone but me was killed” 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z The board was created in 1890 and is charged with establishing common usage of place names throughout the federal government. In Washington and Oregon, offensive names of places are quietly taken off the maps 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Some of the places referred to still bear the same place names. This Ancient City in Yemen Is in Danger of Destruction 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z The sites of several terror attacks and terrible violence were nominated for the place name of the year. 'Caitlyn Jenner' Is the 2015 Name of the Year 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z To complete each question, you drag the right letters into spaces of the place name. Video Feature: Using Apps to Let Your Fingers Do the Globe-Trotting 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z His boyhood was neither as roughly working-class as early Beatles P.R. indicated, nor quite as benign as the magical association of those place names might suggest. See Photos of John Lennon Through the Decades 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z In the U.S., groups fighting for African American civil rights got the N-word, which had been used in the 19th century, dropped from place names. In Washington and Oregon, offensive names of places are quietly taken off the maps 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z We call them datelines: place names in capital letters at the beginning of articles reported from around the world. Getting to the Scene, No Matter Where, to Get the Story 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But enough was known to trigger outrage and profound frustration that a new place name - Roseburg, Oregon - had been added to a list that includes Newtown, Columbine, Charleston and many more scarred communities. ‘Here we go again’ _ Americans’ lament after Oregon shooting 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The U.S. panel that oversees place names had planned to consider Looking Horse's request next year, but that is on hold while the federal legislation prohibiting a name change is pending. Native Americans want name change for Wyoming's Devils Tower 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z For 125 years, a group you’ve never heard of has been helping create a common language for the world’s place names. Who Decides What Names Go on a Map? 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Vocativ, a news website, used a computer program to compare place names with a database of racial slurs and found 1,441 federally recognized places whose names were questionable. In Washington and Oregon, offensive names of places are quietly taken off the maps 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z So fixated was he with the colourful lines and mixture of place names he set himself a challenge - to visit every tube station in a world record breaking time. The football fan, pub purist and tube taker with complete sets - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z A British weatherman is something of a national hero after nailing the pronunciation of a Welsh village that has one of the world’s longest place names: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z He was asked to put greetings cards in brown paper bags and cover place names with 'censored' stickers. 'Rude' place names censored at Harrogate WI fair - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z To communicate clearly and unambiguously, standardization of place names, spellings, and applications is necessary.” Who Decides What Names Go on a Map? 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Changing place names requires a popular movement to take up the cause, Saldanha said. In Washington and Oregon, offensive names of places are quietly taken off the maps 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The archive serves as a central repository for place name data, and they are working with language experts across Alaska to confirm the names. Alaska Natives happy with Denali after name change push that began in 1975 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z He said he did not know whether there was an estimate of the cost of changing the place name. Mount McKinley becomes Denali - except on Air Force One map 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z What is the meaning of a place name? McKinley vs. Denali: Who Decides Names on a Map? 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z By standardizing place names on government maps, it eliminates problems that arise from inconsistencies and redundancies—a boon to mapmakers and map-readers alike. Who Decides What Names Go on a Map? 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z In 1928, McArthur published his book “Oregon Geographic Names,” which, now in its seventh edition, is a comprehensive source on the origins of Oregon place names. Kid-friendly hike in Central Oregon offers Cascade views 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Using traditional place names is one more way to celebrate and perpetuate our Alaska Native cultures. Alaska Natives happy with Denali after name change push that began in 1975 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z "Europe" as a place name in English occurs as far back as the Old English period more than 1,000 years ago, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Greece's debt crisis explained, in mythological terms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Country drives we took together inspired stories of their growing up and amusement at the more creative Alabama place names. The Harper Lee I knew 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In 2011, the president signed a law prohibiting places from being named after individuals - instead place names must refer to their geographical position. An excuse for missing your stop: the station's been renamed - BBC News 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z It was inspired by an idea from Canada and was first founded in the Anglesey village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - famous for having Britain's longest place name. Duchess of Cornwall meets WI Calendar Girls at garden party - BBC News 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z And the place name — “Texas” — sewn at the base of the vest in the embroidered crescent bikers call the bottom rocker, announces more than a claim on turf. Was Waco a result of an outlaw biker generation gap? 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z They have ceased to be ordinary place names—Buchenwald, after all, means simply “beech wood”—and become portals to a terrible other dimension. How the Concentration Camps Worked 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z It remains in hundreds of place names around the country, including many that were changed from the n-word that was banished. Tribes See Name on Oregon Maps as Being Out of Bounds 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Bergquist was friendly and talkative, with an above-normal interest in Norway, where he had roots, and pronounced every Norwegian place name with careful diction. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Passage Through America 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z If there was one thing I had been looking forward to, and had intended to base my article on, it was the sound of adventure that American place names evoked. Karl Ove Knausgaard Travels Through America 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Lyrics to music, the meaning of place names, family connections and a desire to understand more about a language that was important to understanding the culture were among the reasons for this class offering. Center offers classes in ‘romantic, passionate’ Irish 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The bill expands on one that passed through the Legislature in 1999 to remove “squaw” from place names in Montana. Lawmaker proposes replacing offensive Montana place names 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z No other objectionable word appears nearly as many times — about 1,000 — in the federal place name database, and until the past decade, Oregon had the highest concentration, though no one seems to know why. Tribes See Name on Oregon Maps as Being Out of Bounds 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z The music video was broadcast on the MTV Indies cable channel over the weekend with the offending place name replaced with a bleep and blurred in the accompanying subtitle. Word That Rhymes With ‘Today’ Runs Afoul of Indian Censors 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Cape Canaveral already is one of the most recognizable place names on earth, thanks to its connection to the space program. City of Cape Canaveral is trying to rebrand itself 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z The paper stated: "Quite apart from the rights involved, the fact is that most of the place names in NI... are Irish in their linguistic origin." Anglo-Irish language row in 1986 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z IS have even put a place name on the video, Dabiq in northern Syria - a place where according to Islamic hadith, an apocalyptic battle will be fought between Muslims and non-Muslims. Hunt for IS killers in Kassig video 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Geological Survey began in the 1960s to change place names that included racial epithets. Changing holiday, team names can turn page on bitter history 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Indeed, the roster of place names identified principally with gun horrors has grown long: Newtown, Columbine, Aurora, Virginia Tech. The Rise of the SWAT Team in American Policing 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Thus his pen name was snitched from the two place names. The Louisiana Swamp Doctor Gained Distinction as a Chronicler of the American Frontier 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Each station, too, put a new place name on the region’s mental map. On the Silver Line, the scent of a freshly forged commute And of course, many place names are influenced by the Old Norse dialect - with Thingwall revealing just how substantial the Viking presence in the region once was. Viking history sails into focus 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Local place names give teachers and parents an opening to discuss our history and those who worked and sometimes fought for what we are and have today. Capitol Statuary: Responses support keeping current state representatives 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z But there is a simpler explanation: West Virginia abounds in odd place names because it abounds in place names. Odd and True and Hoohoo too 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z They looked at vocabulary for different concepts including colours, countries, UK place names and the numerals one to 20. Sign language dialects 'in decline' 2014-04-23T23:39:06Z The latest consultation, which ended on 9 December, followed an earlier one in January 2013 which considered 22 Welsh place names across Torfaen. Stink over Farteg place name ends 2013-12-31T14:41:47Z And then there is the occasional brinkmanship with the Iranian Navy gunboats in these waters, which the Navy calls the Arabian Gulf, not wanting to cede even a place name to Tehran. Eyes on Iran, Navy in Gulf Stays at Ready 2013-12-09T02:27:22Z The move is under discussion as many place names across Wales display both English and Welsh spellings. Stink over village name continues 2013-11-22T06:55:59Z He points out that Canadians have a history of attaching quirky place names to run-of-the-mill outfits. Fashion Catches Up With the Canadian Tuxedo 2013-11-02T02:31:05Z The phenomenon of abusing foreign place names exists in many cities across the country. China media: US shutdown 2013-10-09T06:16:58Z Many road signs in Wales show place names in both Welsh and English, and Torfaen council is consulting on which forms should be used on signs and maps. Welsh place name 'ridicule' fear 2013-09-24T09:55:15Z SFC said the dictionary will provide a new understanding of the structure, variations and development of Gaelic through its use in speech, literature, song and place names. New funding for Gaelic dictionary 2013-07-26T00:02:14Z And place names often don't change much, even after centuries. The unsung heroine who helped decode Crete's ancient script 2013-06-05T23:25:15Z Like-minded lexicographers could always escape to the Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the longest place name in the UK. So long, long words? 2013-06-04T11:51:53Z Clavin links the place name in the text with latitude and longitude coordinates, as well as population figures, country codes and more. ‘Clavin’ seeks to make its mark in open-source world 2013-06-02T21:23:29Z Thus, a lawyer bidding on a keyword that’s a surname may be referencing another lawyer, a place name, or yet something else altogether. Florida Proposes to Ban Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers 2013-05-02T18:00:31Z They formed a quorum of misery, bearing the scars of horrors whose place names are etched indelibly into the tormented American soul: Virginia Tech, Tucson, Aurora, Oak Creek. City Room: The Day: A Growing List of Gun Victims, and the Mayor's Demand for a Plan 2012-12-18T14:16:49Z German was widely banned, in schools, in courts and in public offices, and place names were "Italianised". The Italians who want to be Austrian 2012-12-08T00:25:03Z During British rule in Ireland, the British authorities insisted on anglicising Irish people and place names to such an extent that they almost disappeared altogether. The cheese family and more readers' names 2012-11-22T12:12:42Z Clavin takes almost any kind of text — from articles, e-mails and even tweets — and analyzes it, seeking place names like London, New Delhi or Washington, D.C. ‘Clavin’ seeks to make its mark in open-source world 2013-06-02T21:23:29Z A Microcosm of the New South Africa Few place names are as burdened with history as Soweto. Lens Blog: Two Decades of Life in Soweto 2012-11-09T16:03:29Z In the UK, by contrast, the Ordnance Survey gazetteer has 250,000 place names and details - and is free, open data. Do iOS 6 users stick with Apple Maps? Snappli reckons it knows... 2012-09-28T23:55:04Z As well as high-level talks with the PKK, it included Kurdish-language education, restoring Kurdish place names and more freedom to use Kurdish in election campaigns. Turkey's war with PKK reaches new peak 2012-09-21T00:38:29Z Input a place name or geographic coordinates and a date into the forms on either Web site. Here a Henge, There a Henge: Astronomy Fun on a Street Near You 2012-07-10T22:15:02.217Z “Fortunately, I’m Welsh,” Mercer said, “and if you’ve ever been to Wales, you’ll know that some of our place names are totally unpronounceable.” Wimbledon 2012: Putting Twisted Tongue to Names of Globalized Tennis 2012-06-28T19:30:58Z The study drew on research of names representing the word "eagle" given to places when Old English, Norse, Welsh and Scots and Irish Gaelic that replaced older Celtic language place names. Eagle decline since AD500 mapped 2012-06-08T00:42:24Z In Ontario, for example, the quality in place names looks dire. Do iOS 6 users stick with Apple Maps? Snappli reckons it knows... 2012-09-28T23:55:04Z Professor Liberman says the habit of putting "the" in front of place names is heard throughout the English-speaking world and is common to Germanic and Romantic languages. Why do some country names have 'the'? 2012-06-07T10:06:18Z "Through the years there has been a movement from place names serving a descriptive purpose to becoming labels and, in some instances, a brand." Dull and Boring: Should towns embrace silly names? 2012-06-06T14:01:43Z The place names of Ireland are as interesting and as extraordinary as her antiquities, and to some are even more fascinating than her beauties. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z In Scots Gaelic, 276 such place names were found, 152 in Old English, 84 in English, 66 in Scots, 63 in Irish Gaelic, 55 in Norse, 18 in Welsh and two in Manx. Eagle decline since AD500 mapped 2012-06-08T00:42:24Z The specimens examined and additional records are listed with reference to the following place names. The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico 2012-04-06T02:00:23.953Z All proper names and place names at one time meant something to us and some of them you still understand their meaning. Why do some country names have 'the'? 2012-06-07T10:06:18Z When Manhattan’s grid plan was instated, historical records show that citizens found the lack of place names disorienting. In Douglaston, Queens, Turning Away From Numbered Streets 2012-03-27T02:53:59Z Even still, there are, probably, as many ancient place names in a single Irish province as in the whole of Great Britain. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Haue; the root is seen in “hew,” to cut, cleave; the word must be distinguished from “hoe,” promontory, tongue of land, seen in place names, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Map of the state of Michoac�n showing place names mentioned in the text. An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoac?n, M?xico 2012-03-24T02:00:18.660Z He added that the images will not contain captions, dates, place names or even bylines, nor will they follow a chronology. Lens Blog: The Libyan Uprising, Looking Back in Photos 2012-03-06T14:10:11Z Worsaae, had begun to study the "memorials" of Norse and Danish occupation in Britain, and had found that the islands in places were overlaid with traces of Scandinavian conquest in the form of place names. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z But its proper name is Cnoc Cosgraigh, and is so written by the Four Masters, who are, undoubtedly, the highest authority we possess on place names. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z There were undoubtedly several more, but it should be remembered that the place names above referred to sites which were not necessarily inhabited every winter. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Variations in the spelling of a few personal and place names, listed at the end of the text have also been retained. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z There are also some inconsistencies in capitalisation of French street and place names, and these are preserved as printed. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z The subject of English place names has not yet been fully investigated. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z There are hardly a dozen Scandinavian place names in Ireland, and they are all on the sea coast but one. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z We obtained the same name, but our informant thought it was merely a place name and not a camp site. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z Inconsistent hyphenation and diacritics of place names and native names have not been changed. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Most of the place names on Java la Grande are of Portuguese origin. The White Elephant of Rucheni 2011-11-22T18:45:02.247Z In Scotland tor is, of course, a common component in place names. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z It must be confessed that Celtic, of all European languages, seems to contain the most sonorous place names. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z The place name had evidently been transferred to the people or, more accurately, the place name was applied to whatever people used the locale. Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society 2012-02-17T03:00:38.253Z The search origin may be defined in terms of location information such as a place name or a postal code. Local.com Spikes On Local Product Search Patent 2011-10-14T16:25:39Z In the Southeast, the map shows a great landmass with some Portuguese place names on it separated from Java by a narrow channel. The White Elephant of Rucheni 2011-11-22T18:45:02.247Z Bield.—This word not only occurs frequently in place names, but is still part of living speech in North England and South Scotland. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z If the ancient Irish were a non-Aryan race, the strange phases of their history and the abundance of Irish place names might not strike us as so curious. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Rick Perry’s Texas hunting camp is currently the most famous example of an egregious race-based place name, but it is not the only one. Perry?s Hunting Camp Puts Focus on U.S. Map?s Race-Based Names 2011-10-06T15:42:55Z Some words, in particular Chinese place names, were spelled inconsistently in the original text. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z However, there are enough details and place names on the map for us to be sure where the elephant is meant to be. The White Elephant of Rucheni 2011-11-22T18:45:02.247Z The best English place names are those whose very construction is shrouded in mystery or confusion. Today's Olympic Park is tomorrow's ... faux-Georgian hamlet? 2011-08-04T12:34:33Z There are probably as many place names in a single Irish province as there are in the whole of England. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Now place names like Negro Mountain in western Maryland seem, to many, antiquated at best and offensive at worst. Perry?s Hunting Camp Puts Focus on U.S. Map?s Race-Based Names 2011-10-06T15:42:55Z That's because, she says, place names become a labelling function and the name "may as well be arbitrary". Naming places after famous people 2011-07-29T10:55:08Z My name, Breivik, is a place name from Northern Norway, dating back to before the Viking era. An Interview with a Madman: Breivik Asks -- and Answers -- His Own Questions 2011-07-24T05:50:00Z Asking the public for suggestions for new London place names seems admirable but way too egalitarian. Today's Olympic Park is tomorrow's ... faux-Georgian hamlet? 2011-08-04T12:34:33Z The place names in the subdivisions of townlands are not mentioned at all. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z She does not quibble with the high bar the federal government sets for changing place names, and she understands that many names were given to honor African-Americans. Perry?s Hunting Camp Puts Focus on U.S. Map?s Race-Based Names 2011-10-06T15:42:55Z Tickets to more music events Film title: Films A-Z Cinema listings UK place name or postcode: Cinemas A-Z This week's bestsellers 1. The importance of dating a film 2011-07-05T16:28:09Z This text contains UK English spellings, archaic spelling of place names, titles, and non-English words. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z Community council clerk Roy Nicholas, himself a Welsh speaker, wrote asking for the Welsh versions of both place names to be removed. Villagers win Welsh name removal 2011-06-01T16:05:46Z There is a parish in Westmeath in which there are three place names beginning with rath, and three with kill, none of which is mentioned in the printed list of townlands. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Debates over potentially offensive place names have long been a part of the civic debate in the United States, and some groups persuaded the government to change race-based names that were considered insulting. Perry?s Hunting Camp Puts Focus on U.S. Map?s Race-Based Names 2011-10-06T15:42:55Z New York, being an international sort of town, is full of streets and other place names that are hard to pronounce — Houston, Vesey and Kenmare Streets being only three of them. City Room: What's a Cortelyou? And Will the Van Wyck Get Me There? 2011-05-25T22:09:50Z Used most frequently in combination as a place name; e.g. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The evidence of place names makes it probable that their present position is the result of their being driven northwards by the Mordvins and then southwards by the Russians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The puzzle about Irish place names is, if their extraordinary numbers were caused by a more dense population in Ireland than in England—why was Ireland more densely peopled than England in ancient times? Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z It is a Sisyphean task that falls to the keepers of the national database of place names, the Geographic Names Information System. Perry?s Hunting Camp Puts Focus on U.S. Map?s Race-Based Names 2011-10-06T15:42:55Z What are some New York City place names that stump you? City Room: What's a Cortelyou? And Will the Van Wyck Get Me There? 2011-05-25T22:09:50Z Take particular note of those teams' place names, because they also are emblems of a simmering dispute that, while far from hostile, nevertheless sticks in the craw of many New Jerseyans. Newark getting its first shot at March Madness 2011-03-19T16:20:08Z "Local knowledge of the coastline and place names is vital in terms of rescue times and it is therefore important that the station in Holyhead is kept open." Holyhead coastguard site 'vital' 2011-02-18T11:33:26Z This evidence is found in place names, and in the names of persons and things. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Errors in quotations, place names, and the French passages have been retained from the original. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z He also fought an early battle with Inverness county council to establish the use of Gaelic place names on road signs. Sir Iain Noble obituary 2011-01-03T18:11:02Z Local authorities are reponsible for changing place names but they follow guidance from the Welsh Language Board. Villagers unhappy with Sili name 2010-12-22T18:36:24Z Among our favourites was a song called Delaware, which consists of a never-ending string of puns based on American place names. 'This is America son' 2010-12-18T11:45:12Z One of the most interesting instances of the long survival of a place name is to be found adjacent to this celebrated spot. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z This would include the longest place name in the world, using the official Thai name for Bangkok. Has a butcher, baker or candlestick maker ever become a football manager? 2010-10-19T23:06:00Z The arc of his narrative becomes lost amid the place names and rumors and dimly remembered family stories. Books of The Times: A Look at the Snarled Past of Armenians and Turks 2010-03-02T22:19:00Z Residents of a south Wales village want to change the Welsh place name, saying it sounds silly. Villagers unhappy with Sili name 2010-12-22T18:36:24Z We cannot leave out of consideration the possibility of its being a mere chance coincidence, especially considering how large is the number of place names recorded in Old English charters. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The preservation of this place name for nearly two thousand years cannot be regarded as an accident. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z This place name therefore designates at one time a cluster of several little towns and on other occasions one of these towns. The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California To this day some of our place names in the more remote parts of these islands recall the memory of those evil terrors. The Old English Herbals A place name on the Pacific coast; sandy beach and arid tropical scrub forest. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México A reliable and invaluable modern map with many place names, routes, etc. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. There are more Scandinavian place names to be found in some parishes in the north-east of England than there are in all Ireland. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z Moreover, many of his place names have since been shown to be wrongly applied. The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California The frequency of “fontein” among the place names of the colony bears evidence of the number of springs in the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The spelling of place names conforms to the transliteration system used by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Area Handbook for Bulgaria The spelling of place names conforms to the rulings of the United States Board on Geographic Names, with the exception that no diacritical marks have been used in this volume. Area Handbook for Albania British, but especially English, place names are, in a vast majority of cases, either of Saxon, Norse, or Celtic origin. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z "Undoubtedly the list of place names which I obtained in this locality could easily be expanded threefold...." The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California At least its identity as a place name continued for a time. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624 Of all the place names, the names of countries that the world has known, was ever one so simply magic as this--England? The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Antiquated or misspelled place names have been left as in the original. Byways of Ghost-Land Their fewness as compared with Irish place names is what strikes a native of Ireland with astonishment. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z For the Ukomnom Foster lists 38 place names, most but not all of which lay in Round Valley. The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California So far our account of the town has been based mainly upon etymological evidence, derived from river and place names, with a few scanty and scattered records. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Of all the place names, the names of countries that the world has ever known, was ever one so simply magic as this--England? The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography From the time we crossed the Missouri in May, 1852, until we reached the old fort, no place name was so constantly in the minds of the emigrants as that of Fort Laramie. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail But it is only the place names that mean human habitations, places erected by men, and where men dwelt, that shall be mentioned here. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z There is some variable spelling, particularly of place names; this has been repaired where there was an obvious prevalence of one form over the other, but is otherwise left as printed. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden At the front, the actual front where the fighting is, imagination runs riot in devising place names, and military maps recognise woods, hills, and roads by their new titles. A Padre in France The word is very common in Australia, and is frequently used as a place name. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Personal Names—Spelling: The romanization of personal names in the Factbook normally follows the same transliteration system used by the US Board on Geographic Names for spelling place names. The 1999 CIA World Factbook Why are there so comparatively few ancient place names in Great Britain and such an overwhelming number of them in Ireland? Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z There are, however, a good many place names in the northern part of the Uganda protectorate, in the region now occupied by Nilotic negroes, which begin with Pa-. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" All place names are spelt according to the orthography of the Chinese Postal Guide, which system is now used in the standard maps of China and has been adopted by the larger missionary societies. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow Spelling of place names was unchanged except when there was an unambiguous error. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised He scribbled on his sheet of paper, making lists of place names and adding notes about ways of travelling. Gossamer 1915 There are spelling inconsistencies in proper and place names as well as within accented characters and hyphenated words. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Indian place names had a way of shifting, doubling, and moving, since they served largely as descriptive terms and not as true place names. The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography There are numerous spelling inconsistencies in proper and place names as well as within accented characters. Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 Personal names have been corrected, place names have not when they could be a contemporary variant. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI Their place names do not seem to have had much attraction for the Crusading chronicler, but perhaps he felt rather doubtful of the spelling and he had no ordnance survey map to guide him. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Transcriber's Note: Older spellings of place names have been left as in the original. The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 5 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed Throughout there is a very cunning use of northern place names that stir the imagination like the sound of the Borderers’ riding. Krindlesyke The mere figure of the tall man inquiring for the birthplaces of poets and literally translating place names for their meaning, is very powerful in holding the attention. George Borrow The Man and His Books The entries in this section explain personal and place names for the purposes of the poem. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse Beduin place names too have a charm of their own. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 As there is no one way to transcribe Arabic and Hebrew place names, I left all the names as they appear in the original. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron The spelling of place names in the text varies from that shown on the map. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II If Ashur is to be regarded as an abstract solar deity, who was developed from a descriptive place name, it follows that he had a history, like Anu or Ea, rooted in Naturalism or Animism. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Bahá’u’lláh has often chosen to represent certain place names by reference to their initial letter. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas "No interesting facts were ever given, no accounts of the country by travellers were ever read, no good maps ever given us, nothing but the horrid stream of unintelligible place names to be learnt." Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 The invented place names, High March, Wanmeeting, Market Basing, etc., with their transparent air of actuality, sound an echo from William Morris' prose romances, like "The House of the Wolfings" and "The Sundering Flood." A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century The spelling of place names in the text varies from that shown on the map. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Certain geographical place names were edited for consistent spelling. The Bible Period by Period A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods Wales has many place names like this ... and being there not many miles from Pontystrad was able to glean more recent and more circumstantial information about the man he proposed to greet as "father." Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement The place names continued to shift southward and westward. Mr. Britling Sees It Through With a few incidental exceptions, the modern spelling of place names has been adopted in these pages. Wulfric the Weapon Thane In their songs the sisters call up the natural scenery, place names, and childhood experiences of their native home on Kauai. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Note: The spelling of some place names in the index differs from that given in the main text. How to Observe in Archaeology These place names not only indicate a continuous and early settlement of the banks, but also form in themselves a very interesting series, whose etymology is a little section of the history of England. The Historic Thames Use of the macron is not consistent throughout the text... ...and the spelling of some place names is not consistent either: e.g. A Peep into Toorkisthhan The book contains almost 500 place names, some of which are spelled differently in different parts of the book. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The long lists of local place names express the Polynesian interest in local journeyings. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai For place names and other valuable information I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Cox. Indian Legends of Vancouver Island Saxon origin of first part of place names on Thames, 31; of Oxford Castle, 54; of English manors probable, 141, 142. The Historic Thames The maps in this admirable series omit all irrelevant detail, present place names in the modern English form, and in choice of subject matter emphasize the American viewpoint. Early European History None of the place names in this vicinity fit in with the accounts of Uiticos. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru The number of such place names to be stored in the reciter's memory is considerable. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai However, the spelling of place names and personal names has altered a bit over the years, and the items below cover most of the obvious problems, as well as some misapprehensions and errors. Second Shetland Truck System Report All the way down you have at intervals old stonework and old place names, indicating habitation upon the upper Thames. The Historic Thames Moreover, as against this theory, there is the fact that quite half the Celtic place names mentioned in our early history and in that of Gaul had a similar termination. The Historic Thames And in the mass of places whose derivation it is impossible to establish the primitive roots of a Celtic place name may very possibly survive. The Historic Thames If we turn to the chants the suggestive use of place names becomes still more apparent. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai |
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