Gazetteer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Gazetteer :  (noun)

1: a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)

Based on WordNet 2.0

Gazetteer : \Gaz`et*teer"\, n. [Cf. F. gazetier.] 1. A writer of news, or an officer appointed to publish news by authority. --Johnson.

2. A newspaper; a gazette. [Obs.] --Burke.

3. A geographical dictionary; a book giving the names and descriptions, etc., of many places.

4. An alphabetical descriptive list of anything.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Gazetteer

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