 this is a list of english language words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it is derived from. it is very far from being a complete list. ==general== * alberta clipper â a weather phenomenon named after the canadian province of alberta, where it originates  * angora goat, angora rabbit, angora wool (obtained from the previous two), angora cat â named after angora, variant or former name of ankara, their place of origin  * antimacassar â after makassar, indonesia, which was the source of hair oil * armageddon â after "mount of megiddo", where the battle was to be fought according to myth  * badminton â after badminton in gloucestershire, england * balkanization â after the balkans, region in southeastern europe similarly divided into small nations in the twentieth century  * bangalored â after bangalore, india; used often in the us when jobs are lost because of outsourcing; first time use by the magazine the economist; usage: "he is sulking today because he got bangalored."  * bedford cord, a heavy fabric with a ribbed weave similar to corduroy; named after either bedford, england or possibly new bedford, massachusetts * bedlam â meaning pandemonium, after popular name/pronunciation of st mary of bethlehem, london's first psychiatric hospital  * bedlington terrier, a breed of dog, after bedlington, uk * bikini â two-piece bathing suit for women, after bikini atoll in the marshall islands, where atomic bombs were tested in 1946; supposedly analogous to the "explosive" effect on the male libido * the blarney and blarney stone â blarney castle * boeotian, an ancient greek term for a fool, after the boeotian people * bohemian â term referring to a
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