Toponymic Generics, Environment, and Culture History in Pre-Independence Belize*
Abstract An analysis of 941 toponymic generics in Belize (formerly British Honduras) in terms of historical-cultural environmental development reveals that physical generic terms predominate (77%) over cultural ones (23%). Among the physical terms, landform generics (92%) far outweigh vegetation one...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1991-03-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1265 |