Meaning of gazetteer in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɡæzəˈtɪr/

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  1. Noun

    gazetteer

    Etymology

    early 17th century (in the sense ‘journalist’): via French from Italian gazzettiere, from gazzetta (see gazette). The current sense comes from a late 17th-century gazetteer called The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter: Being a Geographical Index

    Definitions

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

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