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He later, until 1984, worked as a senior lecturer in Russian for the Ministry of Defence.[5]Selected publications[edit]Place-Names of the World. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974.Place-name changes since 1900: A world gazetteer. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. ISBN\u00a00710007027Naming Names: Stories of Pseudonyms and Name Changes with a Who’s Who. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. ISBN\u00a00710009208Dictionary of Trade Name Origins. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982. ISBN\u00a00710008392Brewer’s Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable. 2000. (Editor) ISBN\u00a09780304350964Cassell’s Foreign Words and Phrases. London: Cassell & Co., 2000. ISBN\u00a00304350087A. to Z. of British LifeDictionary of Confusable WordsBloomsbury Dictionary of Place Names in the British IslesA Dictionary of True EtymologiesWho’s Who in Classical MythologyDictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins[6] (This edition published after his death)Cassell’s Dictionary of Word HistoriesDictionary of Irish Place NamesCassell’s Dictionary of First NamesThe Guinness Book of NumbersRoom’s Dictionary of distinguishablesNtc’s Dictionary of Changes in MeaningThe Fascinating Origins of Everyday WordsBrewer’s dictionary of namesTuttle dictionary of dedicationsRoom’s Dictionary of DifferencesConcise dictionary of word originsNtc’s Dictionary of Word OriginsDictionary of Confusing Words and MeaningsDunces, Gourmands & PetticoatsCassell Dictionary of Proper NamesA Concise Dictionary of Modern Place Names in Great Britain and IrelandDictionary of Changes in MeaningNicknames of Places: Origins And Meanings of the Alternate And SecondaryDictionary of Coin Names. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987. ISBN\u00a00710206461African PlacenamesDictionary of Translated Names and TitlesDictionary of Cryptic Crossword CluesDictionary of DedicationsRoom’s Classical DictionaryThe Street Names of EnglandThe Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Confusible WordsDictionary of Astronomical NamesA dictionary of contrasting pairsThe Naming of AnimalsA Dictionary of Art TitlesGuide to British Place NamesDictionary of World Place-names Derived from English NamesThe Pronunciation of Placenames: A Worldwide DictionaryDictionary of place-names in the British IslesA Dictionary of Music TitlesAlternate Names of Places: A Worldwide DictionaryNtc’s Dictionary of Trade Name OriginsPlacenames of FranceBloomsbury Dictionary of DedicationsLiterally EntitledEncyclopedia of corporate names worldwideNtc’s Classical DictionaryCassell’s Dictionary of Modern American HistoryHutchinson Pocket Dictionary of First NamesThe Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Place NamesPlacenames of Russia and the Former Soviet UnionRoom’s Dictionary of Distinguishables and ConfusiblesAn Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name StudiesDictionary Of British Place NamesReferences[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/adrian-room-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Adrian Room – Wikipedia"}}]}]