Words and Places
Subtitle: or, Etymological Illustrations of History, Ethnology, and Geography
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: February 13, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 477
ISBN-13: 9781421270159
Subjects: history,geography,ethnology,words,places,etymological illustrations; Foreign Language Study / African Languages
First sentence: LOCAL NAMES-whether they belong to provinces, cities, and villages, or are the designations of rivers and mountains-are never mere arbitrary sounds, devoid of meaning.