gazette
[ guh-zet ]
/ gəˈzɛt /
noun
a newspaper (now used chiefly in the names of newspapers): The Phoenix Gazette.
Chiefly British.
an official government journal containing lists of government appointments and promotions, bankruptcies, etc.
verb (used with object), ga·zet·ted, ga·zet·ting.
Chiefly British.
to publish, announce, or list in an official government journal.
Origin of gazette
1595–1605; < French < Italian
gazzetta < Venetian
gazeta, originally a coin (the price of the paper), diminutive of
gaza magpie
OTHER WORDS FROM gazette
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British Dictionary definitions for gazette
gazette
/ (ɡəˈzɛt) /
noun
- a newspaper or official journal
- (capital when part of the name of a newspaper)the Thame Gazette
British
an official document containing public notices, appointments, etc
Abbreviation: gaz
verb
(tr) British
to announce or report (facts or an event) in a gazette
Word Origin for gazette
C17: from French, from Italian
gazzetta, from Venetian dialect
gazeta news-sheet costing one
gazet, small copper coin, perhaps from
gaza magpie, from Latin
gaia, gaius jay