gazeteer

Example Sentences

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And always practical in his doings, he walked round to the Free Library, obtained a gazeteer, and looked up particulars of Barthorpe.

From The Paradise Mystery by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

The object of this intelligent gazeteer, let us state briefly, was to extract from his victim the outlines of a biography which would cover one hundred lines.

From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by Laurie, André

I have found it hard to hold the attention of sixth-year pupils in this part, but they ought to be familiar with a good encyclopedia and biographical dictionary, and the gazeteer.

From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel