About this glossary
The purpose of this glossary is to help you understand the place naming terminology used on our website and in our policies. It contains definitions of 3 types of terms. They are:
- status values used in the Geographical Names Register
- designation values used in the Geographical Names Register
- common terms used in Geographical Names Board (GNB) information.
You can search the glossary for individual terms, or filter by one of these 3 types.