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gazetteer definition

gaz·et·teer (gaz′ə tir′)

noun

  1. Archaic a person who writes for a gazette

  2. Etymology: prob. after L. Echard's use for his geographical dictionary (c. 1700)

    a dictionary or index of geographical names

Etymology: Fr gazettier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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