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gazetteer

[ gaz-i-teer ]

/ ˌgæz ɪˈtɪər /

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noun

a geographical dictionary.

Archaic. a journalist, especially one appointed and paid by the government.

Origin of gazetteer

First recorded in 1605–15; gazette + -eer

Words nearby gazetteer

gazebo, gazehound, gazelle, gazette, gazetted officer, gazetteer, gaziantep, gazillion, gazillionaire, gazogene, gazpacho

Example sentences from the Web for gazetteer

Some of the owners of old manors are mentioned in the Gazetteer; but a few prominent families may be here named.

Hertfordshire |Herbert W Tompkins
Of the Kottiyūr festival, the following account is given in the Gazetteer of Malabar.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston
No end to the industrious wonder of the Gazetteer mind, to the dark difficulties of the Diplomatic.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVII. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle
There is a quaint humour about this description which is refreshing in a Gazetteer.

The Pacification of Burma |Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

The ceremonies observed in connection with pregnancy are described as follows in the Gazetteer of Malabar.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for gazetteer

gazetteer

/ (ˌɡæzɪˈtɪə) /

noun

a book or section of a book that lists and describes places Abbreviation: gaz

archaic a writer for a gazette or newspaper; journalist