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This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Guadix River, Spain River of Acci River – Guad comes from Arabic wādi 'valley' or 'river', and ix is a corruption of Acci, the name of the town nearest the river during Roman times. [2] River Gweebarra, Ireland – from Irish gaoth Bheara, "Beara's river" Hatchie River, southern US (River River – hatchie meaning "river" in Muskogean languages)
The Tappan Zee (/ ˌ t æ p ən ˈ z iː /; also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) across at its widest, in southeastern New York. It stretches about 10 miles (16 km) along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from Croton Point to Irvington .
The rhyming "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"—the translation of min an-nahr ʾilā l-baḥr / Filasṭīn sa-tataḥarrar —is the version that has circulated among English speakers expressing solidarity with Palestine since at least the 1990s. [25] Similar formulations have been used by Zionists and Israelis.
The historical definition of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress's guns. In modern usage, the space allows the area to be paved as a pedestrian walk ; esplanades are often on sea fronts and allow walking whatever the state of the tide , without having to walk on ...
A long sandspit separating a haff or lagoon from the sea, especially one along the south coast of the Baltic Sea. [4] neighborhood. Also neighbourhood or abbreviated to hood. A geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb, or rural area, particularly one which supports considerable face-to-face interactions between ...
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Middle Congo, a former name: From its position along the river, a translation of the French Moyen-Congo, adopted as the colony's name between 1906 and 1958. Congo (Brazzaville): As above, with the inclusion of the country's capital to distinguish it from Congo (Léopoldville) or (Kinshasa) to its south.