>>>>working on a list of toponyms which originate as proper place names but
>>>>then come to have a more generalized meaning. examples would include:
>>>>
>
>Labyrinth ("House of the Double Axe")
>Mausoleum
Do reverse toponyms count? Istanbul is derived I believe from "eis ten polin," Greek for "into the city."
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