Eponyms

1、Delicious melons were first grown on estate named Cantalopo in Italy.—Cantolope.

2、A runner raced 26 miles to Athens with news of victory at the battle of Marathone in ancient Greece. —Marathon.

3、A composer gained fame for his songs at Vau-de-vire in France.—Vaudeville.

4、Men in tuxedo, New York,wore a new style of dinner jacket in the late 1800s.—Tuxedo.

5、A light fragrance was made in cologne, Germany.

6、A small saltwater fish was found near the island of Sarnidia.

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