1. geographical dictionaries or reference books containing alphabetical lists of places with their locations and other information

Examples

• The researchers consulted several gazetteers to verify the exact coordinates of the remote villages.
• Historical gazetteers provide valuable information about places that no longer exist.
• The library’s reference section contains gazetteers from different time periods and regions.
• Cartographers often use gazetteers when creating detailed maps of unfamiliar territories.
• Digital gazetteers have largely replaced the heavy printed volumes once found in every geography classroom.
• The gazetteer listed over 50,000 place names with their precise latitudes and longitudes.