Library / English Dictionary

GAZETTEER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gazetteer" is a kind of...):

dictionary; lexicon (a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)

Holonyms ("gazetteer" is a part of...):

atlas; book of maps; map collection (a collection of maps in book form)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A journalist who writes for a gazette

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gazetteer" is a kind of...):

journalist (a writer for newspapers and magazines)

Credits