GAZETTEER


Meaning of GAZETTEER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌga-zə-ˈtir ]

noun

Date: 1611

1. archaic : journalist , publicist

2.

[ The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter, a geographical index edited by Laurence Echard]

: a geographical dictionary ; also : a book in which a subject is treated especially in regard to geographic distribution and regional specialization

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.