It’s not just streets and roads in London that have unique names; many ofBritain’s villages have them as well. As this chapter shows, there are plentyof unique names in the whole of England, Scotland, Wales, and NorthernIreland. Of c...
根据文章第三段中的“ people called Anglo-Saxons arrived. Their villages often got their names from the family who lived there. Some names ended in “-ham”可知,被叫做Anglo-Saxons的人到了,他们的村庄通常是从住在那里的家庭那里得名的,有些名字以“-ham”结尾,推知“Birmingham”是从The Anglo-...
a.The place names of a region or language. b.The study of such place names. 2.AnatomyNomenclature with respect to a region of the body rather than to organs or structures. to·pon′·y·mist(-mĭst)n. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mi...
Over 15,000 A-Z entries covering England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of British place names available. From Abbas Combe to Zennor, it gives the meaning and origin of names of counties, towns, and villages, tracing their ...
Some areas of Britain are very crowded.Around Manchester,in northwest England,and Glasgow,in Scotland,are large city areas of houses and factories.The southeast of England,too,has many towns and cities,including London,the giant capital.But quite near London there are still some quiet villages ...
In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the meaning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long...
In the villages, country people often grow their own fruit, vegetables and flowers. Some areas of Britain are very crowded. Around Manchester, in northwest England, and Glasgow, in Scotland, are large city areas of houses and factories. The southeast of England, too, has many towns and ...
根据After the Romans left England,people called Anglo-Saxons arrived.Their villages often got their names from the family who lived there.Some names ended in "-ham"so Tottenham means "the village of a man called Totta".罗马人离开英格兰后,被称为盎格鲁-撒克逊人的人来到了这里。他们的村庄通常是...
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完形填空 Thousands of years ago, there were no last names. People lived in small villages. They didn't 1 see people from other places, so a first name was 2 . The Chinese were the first to use 3 names. They used these names to honor family members from