List of words derived from toponyms

This is a list of English language words derived from toponyms, followed by the place name it is derived from. It is very far from being a complete list.

General

Events/agreements

Industries and professions

Food and drink (other than cheese and wine)

Note: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is named after the local Saskatoon berry, rather than vice versa.

Cheese

Main article: List of cheeses

Wine

Corporations

There are some corporations whose name is simply the same as their original location.

Elements

See: Chemical elements named after places

Musical genres

Derivations from literary or mythical places

See also

Look up Appendix:Terms derived from toponyms in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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