gazetteer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gaz·et·teer /ˌɡæzəˈtɪə $ -ˈtɪr/ noun [countable] TCNa list of names of places, printed as a dictionary or as a list at the end of a book of maps 地名词典；〔地图册后的〕地名索引
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gazetteer• The names on its files provide a gazetteer to the map of much of this Unknown Land.• It is a geography and gazetteer of the angelic and demonic domains.• Yet does Ulverton work as a novel, rather than as an immensely partial mental gazetteer?From Longman Business Dictionarygazetteergaz‧et‧teer /ˌgæzəˈtɪə-ˈtɪr/ noun [countable] a book listing the names of places and information about each place. The word ‘Gazetteer’ is sometimes used in the title of such booksBartholomew’s Gazetteer shows trading facts about each country, region, or regional organisation.Origin gazetteer (1700-1800) From The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter (1693), a dictionary of place-names by Laurence Echard, from gazetteer “newspaper writer” ((17-19 centuries))gaz·et·teer nounChineseSyllable
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gazetteer
gaz‧et‧teer /ˌɡæzəˈtɪə, ˌɡæzɪˈtɪə $ -ˈtɪr/
noun [countable]
gaz‧et‧teer /ˌɡæzəˈtɪə, ˌɡæzɪˈtɪə $ -ˈtɪr/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Origin: From The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter (1693), a dictionary of place-names by Laurence Echard, from gazetteer 'newspaper writer' (17-19 centuries)
a list of names of places, printed as a dictionary or as a list at the end of a book of maps
Origin: From The Gazetteer's: or, Newsman's Interpreter (1693), a dictionary of place-names by Laurence Echard, from gazetteer 'newspaper writer' (17-19 centuries)