gazetteer
Americannoun
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a geographical dictionary.
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Archaic. a journalist, especially one appointed and paid by the government.
noun
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gaz. a book or section of a book that lists and describes places
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archaic a writer for a gazette or newspaper; journalist
Etymology
Origin of gazetteer
Example Sentences
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I’m carrying my favorite gazetteer, discovered in a book store in nearby Rochester on a previous foray: Colonel W. Laurence Gadd’s “The Great Expectations Country,” published in 1929 and long out of print.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2018
If knowledge is power, then the British government's secret gazetteer of the Gulf, known simply as "Lorimer" after its author, epitomises the scale of imperial ambition.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2014
The original resolution contained a list of other forgotten places in eastern Europe and Eurasia that today make it sound like a gazetteer of Middle Earth: Cossackia, Idel-Ural, Turkestan, White Ruthenia.
From Slate • Jul. 24, 2014
Another case where you need human intelligence applied to the official gazetteer of Australian locations - which shows multiple entries for "Mount Isa"; some are population centres, some aren't.
From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2012
I walked to and fro, tried to read an old gazetteer, listened to the awful noises; looked at faces, scenes, and figures in the fire.
From School Reading by Grades Sixth Year by Baldwin, James
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