List of words derived from toponyms

This is a list of English language words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it derives from. == General == agate — after Achates, ancient Greek name for the river Dirillo on the Italian island of Sicily Alberta clipper — a weather phenomenon named after the Canadian province of Alberta, where it originates Angora goat, Angora rabbit, Angora wool (obtained from the previous two), Angora cat — named after Angora, variant or former name of Ankara, their place of origin Antimacassar — after Makassar, Indonesia, which was the source of hair oil Armageddon — after "mount of Megiddo", where the battle was to be fought according to myth badminton — after Badminton in Gloucestershire, England balkanization — after the Balkans, region in southeastern Europe similarly divided into small nations in the twentieth century bangalored — after Bangalore, India; used often in the US when jobs are lost because of outsourcing; first time use by the magazine The Economist; usage: "He is sulking today because he got bangalored." Bedford cord, a heavy fabric with a ribbed weave similar to corduroy; named after either Bedford, England or possibly New Bedford, Massachusetts[1] Bedlam — meaning pandemonium, after popular name/pronunciation of St Mary of Bethlehem, London's first psychiatric hospital [2][3] Bedlington Terrier, a breed of dog, after Bedlington, UK bezant — former gold coin, and current heraldic charge, after Byzantium (now Istanbul), where the coins were made bikini — two-piece bathing suit for women, after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where atomic bombs were tested in 1946; supposedly analogous to the "explosive" effect on the male libido [4][5] the Blarney and Blarney Stone — Blarney Castle Boeotian, an ancient Greek term for a fool, after the Boeotian people bohemian — term referring to artists, writers, and other people who wished to live an unconventional, vagabond, or "gypsy" lifestyle; from Bohemia, where "gypsies" were erroneously thought to originate;[6][7] see also gypsy, below La Brabançonne, national anthem of Belgium — Brabant, province of Belgium Bronx cheer — a noise made by the mouth to signify derision; after The Bronx, a borough of New York City[8] brummagem — goods of shoddy quality; from a local pronunciation of Birmingham, city in the United Kingdom[9] bungalow — a low building or house, from a Gujarati word meaning "Bengalese", used elliptically to mean a house built in the style of Bengal[10] Byzantine, used to describe any work, law, or organization that is excessively complex or difficult to understand, named after Byzantine Empire calico — a type of cloth named after Calicut, where Europeans first obtained it;[11] Calico cat and calico horse derive from the appearance of their mottled coat suggesting calico cloth canary — a small yellow bird, originating on and named after the Canary Islands, specifically the largest island, Gran Canaria, called in Latin Insula Canaria, "island of dogs", after the wild native dogs found there [12] Capri pants — mid-calf pants named for the Italian isle of Capri, where they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and early '60s.[13] Caucasian — name for the "white race", coined by anthropologist Johann Blumenbach after Caucasus Mountains, their supposed ancestral homeland [14] chautauqua — a form of local fair, after Chautauqua, New York, where the first one was held [15] Chicago Typewriter, a nickname for the Thompson submachine gun chihuahua — small dog from Chihuahua, state of Mexico china — originally chinaware, as in "wares from China"[16] Chinese wall, artificial organizational barrier, derived from Great Wall of China coach — a type of carriage, ultimately from Hungarian kocsi (szekér) or "carriage of Kocs", where this vehicle was first made [17] Coldstream Guards — regiment founded at Coldstream in Scotland cologne — a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany.

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List of words derived from toponyms

This is a list of English language words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it derives from. == General == agate — after Achates, ancient Greek name for the river Dirillo on the Italian island of Sicily Alberta clipper — a weather phenomenon named after the Canadian province of Alberta, where it originates Angora goat, Angora rabbit, Angora wool (obtained from the previous two), Angora cat — named after Angora, variant or former name of Ankara, their place of origin Antimacassar — after Makassar, Indonesia, which was the source of hair oil Armageddon — after "mount of Megiddo", where the battle was to be fought according to myth badminton — after Badminton in Gloucestershire, England balkanization — after the Balkans, region in southeastern Europe similarly divided into small nations in the twentieth century bangalored — after Bangalore, India; used often in the US when jobs are lost because of outsourcing; first time use by the magazine The Economist; usage: "He is sulking today because he got bangalored." Bedford cord, a heavy fabric with a ribbed weave similar to corduroy; named after either Bedford, England or possibly New Bedford, Massachusetts[1] Bedlam — meaning pandemonium, after popular name/pronunciation of St Mary of Bethlehem, London's first psychiatric hospital [2][3] Bedlington Terrier, a breed of dog, after Bedlington, UK bezant — former gold coin, and current heraldic charge, after Byzantium (now Istanbul), where the coins were made bikini — two-piece bathing suit for women, after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where atomic bombs were tested in 1946; supposedly analogous to the "explosive" effect on the male libido [4][5] the Blarney and Blarney Stone — Blarney Castle Boeotian, an ancient Greek term for a fool, after the Boeotian people bohemian — term referring to artists, writers, and other people who wished to live an unconventional, vagabond, or "gypsy" lifestyle; from Bohemia, where "gypsies" were erroneously thought to originate;[6][7] see also gypsy, below La Brabançonne, national anthem of Belgium — Brabant, province of Belgium Bronx cheer — a noise made by the mouth to signify derision; after The Bronx, a borough of New York City[8] brummagem — goods of shoddy quality; from a local pronunciation of Birmingham, city in the United Kingdom[9] bungalow — a low building or house, from a Gujarati word meaning "Bengalese", used elliptically to mean a house built in the style of Bengal[10] Byzantine, used to describe any work, law, or organization that is excessively complex or difficult to understand, named after Byzantine Empire calico — a type of cloth named after Calicut, where Europeans first obtained it;[11] Calico cat and calico horse derive from the appearance of their mottled coat suggesting calico cloth canary — a small yellow bird, originating on and named after the Canary Islands, specifically the largest island, Gran Canaria, called in Latin Insula Canaria, "island of dogs", after the wild native dogs found there [12] Capri pants — mid-calf pants named for the Italian isle of Capri, where they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and early '60s.[13] Caucasian — name for the "white race", coined by anthropologist Johann Blumenbach after Caucasus Mountains, their supposed ancestral homeland [14] chautauqua — a form of local fair, after Chautauqua, New York, where the first one was held [15] Chicago Typewriter, a nickname for the Thompson submachine gun chihuahua — small dog from Chihuahua, state of Mexico china — originally chinaware, as in "wares from China"[16] Chinese wall, artificial organizational barrier, derived from Great Wall of China coach — a type of carriage, ultimately from Hungarian kocsi (szekér) or "carriage of Kocs", where this vehicle was first made [17] Coldstream Guards — regiment founded at Coldstream in Scotland cologne — a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany.

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