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gaz·et·teer 
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| 1. | a geographical dictionary. |
| 2. | Archaic. a journalist, esp. one appointed and paid by the government. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
Gazetteer
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Audio Help (gāz'ĭ-tîr') Pronunciation Key
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| gazetteer | |
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| 1. | a journalist who writes for a gazette |
| 2. | a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas) |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
gazetteer [gӕzəˈtiə] noun
a dictionary of geographical names
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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