Vol. 44 No. 3 (1996)
Research Article

Physical Generic Toponyms in Oklahoma

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  • John A. Milbauer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1996.44.3.205

Published 1996-09-01

Copyright (c) 1996 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

Generic toponyms of natural features in Oklahoma are distributed unevenly. Physical generics are numerous in the more rugged parts of the state and relatively scarce in the more level sections. Southern toponym generics are more common than either Western or Southwestern generics, although most of Oklahoma's natural toponyms do not correlate with culture or speech regions.

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