Synonyms for gazetteer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gaz-i-teer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌgæz ɪˈtɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for gazetteer Other synonyms for the word gazetteer
Définition of gazetteer
Origin :- 1610s, "journalist," from gazette (n.) + -eer. Meaning "geographical dictionary" is from 1704, from Laurence Eachard's 1693 geographical handbook for journalists, "The Gazetteer's, or Newsman's, Interpreter," second edition simply titled "The Gazetteer."
- As in catalogue : noun document
- As in catalog/catalogue : noun written or printed matter featuring a selection of objects
- As in correspondent : noun person communicating in writing
- The nearest atlas or gazetteer is enough to check this statement.
- Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam
- Dick is an admirable person, a sort of gazetteer for the world of fashion.'
- Extract from : « The Explorer » by W. Somerset Maugham
- However, I'll look in our Gazetteer, and tell you if it is true.
- Extract from : « Yr Ynys Unyg » by Julia de Winton
- Ludwig ran an exploring finger down the columns of a gazetteer.
- Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham
- In the Gazetteer of Malabar , the following account of the Mukkuvans is given.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- Their methods are thus described in the Gazetteer of the Vizagapatam district .
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- Of the Cherumans, the following account is given in the Gazetteer of Malabar.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
- Swift procured him the place of Gazetteer; but he soon got rid of it.
- Extract from : « The Town » by Leigh Hunt
- I find this in Brooke's Gazetteer, under the heading of "Bouillon."
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 175, March 5, 1853 » by Various
- Steele, however, had lost his place of Gazetteer for an attack upon Harley.
- Extract from : « Swift » by Leslie Stephen
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