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gazetteer

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gaz·et·teer  (gz-tîr)
n.
1. A geographic dictionary or index.
2. Archaic A writer for a gazette; a journalist.

gazetteer [ˌgæzɪˈtɪə]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a book or section of a book that lists and describes places Abbreviation gaz
2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Archaic a writer for a gazette or newspaper; journalist

gazetteer
1. a book of place names, sometimes with additional information, arranged alphabetically.
2. an index to an atlas.
See also: Geography
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gazetteer - a journalist who writes for a gazette
journalist - a writer for newspapers and magazines
2.gazetteer - a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
dictionary, lexicon - a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
book of maps, map collection, atlas - a collection of maps in book form
Translations
gazetteer [ˌgæzɪˈtɪəʳ] Ndiccionario m geográfico

gazetteer [ˌgæzɪˈtɪər] nindex m géographique

gazetteer
nalphabetisches Ortsverzeichnis (mit Ortsbeschreibung)

gazetteer [ˌgæzɪˈtɪəʳ] n (book) → dizionario di nomi geografici; (section of book) → indice m dei nomi geografici
gazetteer [ˌgæzɪˈtɪəʳ] n (book) → dizionario di nomi geografici; (section of book) → indice m dei nomi geografici

gazetteer
n gazetteer [gӕzəˈtiə]
a dictionary of geographical names. aardrykskunde woordeboek مُعْجَم جُغْرافي географски справочник zeměpisný slovník stedregister geographisches Lexikon γεωγραφικό λεξικό diccionario geográfico geograafiliste nimede sõnastik فرهنگ جغرافیایی hakemisto paikannimistä répertoire géographique אִינדֶקס גֵיאוֹגרָפִי नामसूची geografski leksikon helységnévtár kamus geografis landfræðiheitaskrá dizionario geografico 地名辞典 지명 사전 geografinių vardų žodynas ģeogrāfisko nosaukumu rādītājs gazetir geografisch woordenboek liste over geografiske navn; atlasregister słownik nazw geograficznych dicionário repertoar geografic словарь географических названий zemepisný slovník geografski leksikon indeks geografskih pojmova geografisk uppslagsbok พจนานุกรมภูมิศาสตร์ coğrafya sözlüğü 地名詞典 географічний довідник جغرافیائی معلومات کی فرہنگ یا اشاریہ từ điển địa lý


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The letter is not dated; but the postmark is 'Allonby,' which I have found, on referring to the Gazetteer, to be a little sea-side place in Cumberland.
[For description of Jaffa, see Universal Gazetteer.
Loret, with all the charming innocence of a gazetteer, - the gazetteers of all ages have always been so artless
 
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