African Placenames

African Placenames Origins and Meanings of the Names for Over 2000 Natural Features, Towns, Cities, Provinces, and Countries

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Publisher's Synopsis

Africa's placenames range from the classical and biblical in the north to modern European in the south, and embrace an array of African languages. Each of this volume's over 2,000 entries gives the country and, in most cases, geographical location within the country, followed by an account of the name's origin and meaning, with appropriate historic

Book information

ISBN: 9780899509433
Publisher: McFarland
Imprint: McFarland
Pub date:
DEWEY: 916.003
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 235
Weight: 499g
Height: 235mm
Width: 159mm
Spine width: 19mm