Author: Adrian Room
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Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites, 2d ed.
Adrian RoomCurrent price €60.29Original price €66.99A placename is often much more than just a label. A name may bespeak the history of a nation, the culture of a people, or the hopes of an indivi...
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African Placenames: Origins and Meanings of the Names for Natural Features, Towns, Cities, Provinces and Countries
Adrian RoomCurrent price €40.49Original price €44.99In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of a work first published in 1994, many of the entries have been expanded or entirely rewritten, a...
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Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology
Adrian RoomCurrent price €38.24Original price €44.99The specialized jargon of some sports can be quite esoteric. Non-Americans, for example, are likely puzzled by baseball terms such as bunt, cut-off...
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Placenames of Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Origins and Meanings of the Names for Over 2000 Natural Features, Towns, Regions and Countries
Adrian RoomCurrent price €24.75Original price €27.50This work gives the origins and meanings of geographical and political features of the former Soviet Union. All 15 countries that were once part...
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The Naming of Animals: An Appellative Reference to Domestic, Work and Show Animals Real and Fictional
Adrian RoomCurrent price €24.75Original price €27.50Humankind have long viewed animals as if they shared human characteristics. Naturally this view is expressed in the naming of the beloved family...
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Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins
Adrian RoomCurrent price €17.99Original price €19.99Substantially revised and enlarged, this new edition of the Dictionary of Pseudonyms includes over 2,000 new entries, bringing the volume's total t...
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