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A 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...

In this extensively revised and enlarged edition of a work first published in 1994, many of the entries have been expanded or entirely rewritten, a...

The specialized jargon of some sports can be quite esoteric. Non-Americans, for example, are likely puzzled by baseball terms such as bunt, cut-off...

This work gives the origins and meanings of geographical and political features of the former Soviet Union. All 15 countries that were once part...

Humankind have long viewed animals as if they shared human characteristics. Naturally this view is expressed in the naming of the beloved family...

Substantially revised and enlarged, this new edition of the Dictionary of Pseudonyms includes over 2,000 new entries, bringing the volume's total t...