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Explore Gazetteer through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like journalist or dictionary. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Gazetteer in a sentence

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Gazetteer | Gazette | Gazettes

Gazetteer meaning

  1. A person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government.
  2. A gazette, a newspaper.

Synonyms of Gazetteer

journalist dictionary lexicon

Related words

Other words often associated with Gazetteer or its synonyms:

cognition writer noesis diarist knowledge vocabulary author

Using Gazetteer

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government. | A gazette, a newspaper.
  • Useful related words include: journalist, dictionary, lexicon.
  • In the example corpus, gazetteer often appears in combinations such as: the gazetteer, gazetteer of, state gazetteer.

Context around Gazetteer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maine 1× himalayan 1× 1870s 1×

Often after:

relevant 1× published 1× describes 1× series 1× south 1×

Sentence patterns with Gazetteer

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an 1870s gazetteer describes salisbury 1× d d gazetteer series details 1× gives a gazetteer of authors 1× karnataka state gazetteer south kanara 1× khanzadas the gazetteer of ulwur 1× man a gazetteer was compiled 1× the himalayan gazetteer that the 1× the maine gazetteer relevant in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

encouraged by the 1× knights had been 1× marriage relations with 1× my initial thought 1× the farce written 1× the state gazetteer 1×

Common sentence endings:

36 in scotland 1× and still today 1× at the govt 1× by islam shah 1× cited by aelian 1× known world setting 1×

Words around Gazetteer

Just before it in the word index:

gazetted 72 gazette 570 gazeta 16 gazes 40 gazers 15 gazer 5

Just after it in the word index:

gazettes 3 gazetting 5 gazey 2 gazi 15 gaziano 4 gaziantep 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Gazetteer

  • In this selection, "gazetteer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maine, himalayan, 1870s, relevant, published and describes stand out and add context to how "gazetteer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an 1870s gazetteer describes salisbury and d d gazetteer series details. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gazetteer" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gazetteer

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The D&D Gazetteer series details the game's Known World setting. (12 words)

The third volume of the Loeb Classical Library translation gives a gazetteer of authors cited by Aelian. (17 words)

The state gazetteer published in this regard on May 28 was released officially to the media on Monday. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

My initial thought was both names were used for the village, but my investigations revealed that though the Gazetteer of Guyana has Fear Not as the name of a place, it is actually the name of the canal before Sparta that runs along the rice fields. (46 words)

The farce, written by an unknown author was discovered in the early 20th century at Oxyrynchus in Egypt. Suryanatha Kamath – Karnataka State Gazetteer – South Kanara (1973), Printed by the Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Govt. (38 words)

Marriage relations with the Khanzadas The Gazetteer of Ulwur states: Soon after Babur's death, his successor, Humayun, was in AD 1540 supplanted by the Pathan Sher Shah, who, in AD 1545, was followed by Islam Shah. (37 words)

Example sentences (10)

It is this cultural and functional role that has helped keep the Maine gazetteer relevant in 2016, 2021 and still today.

The state gazetteer published in this regard on May 28 was released officially to the media on Monday.

The warnings have been there since 1886 when Atkins wrote in The Himalayan Gazetteer that the town was located on landslide debris.

My initial thought was both names were used for the village, but my investigations revealed that though the Gazetteer of Guyana has Fear Not as the name of a place, it is actually the name of the canal before Sparta that runs along the rice fields.

Encouraged by the discovery of Lindow Man, a gazetteer was compiled, which revealed a far higher number of bog bodies: over 85 in England and Wales and over 36 in Scotland.

Knights had been nominated at Devizes. citation An 1870s gazetteer describes " Salisbury and Devizes " as the "county towns". citation The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica names only Salisbury.

Marriage relations with the Khanzadas The Gazetteer of Ulwur states: Soon after Babur's death, his successor, Humayun, was in AD 1540 supplanted by the Pathan Sher Shah, who, in AD 1545, was followed by Islam Shah.

The D&D Gazetteer series details the game's Known World setting.

The farce, written by an unknown author was discovered in the early 20th century at Oxyrynchus in Egypt. Suryanatha Kamath – Karnataka State Gazetteer – South Kanara (1973), Printed by the Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Govt.

The third volume of the Loeb Classical Library translation gives a gazetteer of authors cited by Aelian.

Common combinations with gazetteer

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gazetteer" in a sentence?
An example: "It is this cultural and functional role that has helped keep the Maine gazetteer relevant in 2016, 2021 and still today." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gazetteer" from authentic English texts.
What does "gazetteer" mean?
Gazetteer means: A person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government.
What are synonyms of "gazetteer"?
Common synonyms of "gazetteer" include: journalist, dictionary, lexicon.
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