GAZETTEER


Meaning of GAZETTEER in English

[ ˌgazə'tɪə ]

■ noun a geographical index or dictionary.

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'journalist'): via Fr. from Ital. gazzettiere , from gazzetta (see gazette ); current sense is from a ~ called The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter .

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