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LEADER: 01321nam a22002898a 4500
001 2008017041
003 DLC
005 20080423103646.0
008 080414s2008 ncu bd 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008017041
020 $a9780786435463 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $af------
050 00 $aDT2$b.R66 2008
082 00 $a916.003$222
100 1 $aRoom, Adrian.
245 10 $aAfrican placenames :$borigins and meanings of the names for natural features, towns, cities, provinces, and counties /$cAdrian Room.
246 3 $aAfrican place names
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2008.
263 $a0806
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"This revised work has many expanded or entirely rewritten entries, increasing from 2,000 to more than 2,500 entries. Each entry identifies the country and, in most cases, geographical location. The name's origin and meaning follows, along with appropriate historical, topographical, and biological references. Cross references provide former names, alternate spellings, and alternate forms of current names"--Provided by publisher.
651 0 $aAfrica$vGazetteers.
650 0 $aNames, Geographical$zAfrica.
651 0 $aAfrica$xHistory, Local.