gazette
Americannoun
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a newspaper (now used chiefly in the names of newspapers).
The Phoenix Gazette.
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Chiefly British. an official government journal containing lists of government appointments and promotions, bankruptcies, etc.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a newspaper or official journal
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( capital when part of the name of a newspaper )
the Thame Gazette
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gaz. an official document containing public notices, appointments, etc
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of gazette
1595–1605; < French < Italian gazzetta < Venetian gazeta, originally a coin (the price of the paper), diminutive of gaza magpie
Explanation
A newspaper or journal can be called a gazette. In fact, many English-language newspapers from coast-to-coast include the name gazette in their title, from The Daily Hampshire Gazette in Massachusetts to the Mariposa Gazette in California. The noun gazette comes from the Italian word gazzetta. In the 1600s, there was a Venetian news sheet that became known as a gazeta because it cost a gazeta, a small-valued Venetian coin. Other experts suggest that the word comes from gazza, a kind of bird — specifically a chattering magpie — that would spread news. A related word is gazetteer, which is a dictionary of geographical names.
Vocabulary lists containing gazette
Power Suffix: -ette
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Example Sentences
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However, the notice in The Gazette - the official public record - said that would now be "cancelled and annulled".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
“There’s the realization aspect that some prisons are not physical,” he told the Vineyard Gazette, which would become his local paper, in 2010.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
As a teenager, he was selected to represent Portugal at the International Physics Olympiad, according to the Portugal Physics Gazette.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Health Minister Pattana Promphat said the move was "appropriate to the present situation", according to a statement in the Royal Gazette published on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
When the fax of The Westfield Gazette article got to New York, the staff there loved it.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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