> You could learn everything there is to learn about the actual city and not have a clue what it meant. I don't think that's what "descriptive" means. The ter

> You could learn everything there is to learn about the actual city and not have a clue what it meant. I don't think that's what "descriptive" means. The term is as descriptive as much as "laconic" or "china" or "japan" (meaning varnish) - in each case, you can't independently derive the word's meaning from the original place name.