[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004