gaz|et|teer

gaz|et|teer
gaz|et|teer «GAZ uh TIHR», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a dictionary of geographical names. Names of places, seas, mountains, and other geographical locations, are arranged alphabetically in a gazetteer.
2. a writer for a gazette.
3. an official appointed to publish a gazette.
–v.t.
to describe geographically in a gazetteer or gazetteers: »

to gazetteer a country.

[< French gazettier < gazette; see etym. under gazette (Cf.gazette)]

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  • teer — ban·que·teer; bas·ke·teer; bril·lian·teer; bud·ge·teer; cab·i·ne·teer; cir·cui·teer; crotch·e·teer; eye·le·teer; gad·ge·teer; gad·ge·teer·ing; gar·re·teer; hogs·teer; jun·ke·teer; mar·ke·teer; mu·le·teer; mus·ke·teer; rock·e·teer; stock·a·teer;… …   English syllables

  • gazetteer — gaz·et·teer …   English syllables

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  • gazetteer — gaz|et|teer [ ,gæzə tır ] noun count a list of place names given at the end of an ATLAS (=book of maps), or in a dictionary that lists and describes places …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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