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gazetteer vs dictionary

dictionary vs gazetteer

gazetteer and dictionary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gazetteer Yes No No No
dictionary Yes No No No
As nouns, dictionary is a hypernym of gazetteer; that is, dictionary is a word with a broader meaning than gazetteer:
  • gazetteer: a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)
  • dictionary: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
Other hypernyms of gazetteer include lexicon.
gazetteer (noun) dictionary (noun)
a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas) a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
a journalist who writes for a gazette
Difference between gazetteer and dictionary

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