Place Name

• CURIE: gmeow:PlaceName
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/PlaceName
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/names
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

An appellation (toponym) borne by a geographic place via gmeow:hasPlaceName — possibly endonym/exonym (gmeow:namePurpose), multilingual, or historical (held over a period via a gmeow:NameUsage / inferred gmeow:PlaceNaming). The structured, first-class replacement for the retired flat gmeow:alternateName literal, used for gazetteer matching and co-equal multilingual/historical naming.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Appellation

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:PlaceName as a specialized kind of gmeow:Appellation. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Appellation

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: crm

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use for a structured toponym borne by a geographic place — an endonym, exonym, multilingual, or historical name — when gazetteer matching or co-equal place naming is needed.

Avoid when

• Avoid the retired flat gmeow:alternateName literal and avoid ranking endonym above exonym — competing and historical place names are co-equal PlaceNamings; superseded ones set gmeow:displayable false, never deletion.

How to use

• Mint one PlaceName per co-equal toponym, set gmeow:fullName and gmeow:nameLanguage, tag endonym/exonym with gmeow:namePurpose, and bear it with gmeow:hasPlaceName; carry the toponymic authority and period by promoting to a gmeow:PlaceNaming with gmeow:usageAuthority and gmeow:usageInterval.

Examples

• ex:istanbulName a gmeow:PlaceName; gmeow:fullName "İstanbul"@tr; gmeow:namePurpose gmeow:namePurposeEndonym.