American place-names : a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America
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LC Subjects
Dictionaries.
Gazetteers.
Names, Geographical -- United States.
Reference sources.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Dictionaries
Gazetteers
Names, Geographical
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
dictionaries.
Dictionary
Dictionnaires.
Dust jackets (Binding) -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century.
Geographic names -- United States.
Names, Geographical -- United States
Noms géographiques -- États-Unis -- Dictionnaires anglais.
Noms géographiques -- États-Unis.
Plaatsnamen.
United States -- Names, Geographical.

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xl, 550 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English

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General Note
From the Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography.,InU
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiv-xl).
Description
This work includes three categories of place-name information: well-known places; repeated names which appear in many localities; and unusual names. Following each of the 12,000 entries is the name derivation, the state where pertinent and explication with historical, geographical and/or folk interpretations.
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Also issued online.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Stewart, G. R., & Kripke, M. (1970). American place-names: a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America . Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stewart, George R., 1895-1980 and Madeline, Kripke. 1970. American Place-names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stewart, George R., 1895-1980 and Madeline, Kripke. American Place-names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1970.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Stewart, G. R. and Kripke, M. (1970). American place-names: a concise and selective dictionary for the continental united states of america. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Stewart, George R., and Madeline Kripke. American Place-names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America Oxford University Press, 1970.

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