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Word of the day
for May 17
gazetteer n
  1. (archaic or historical) A person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government.
  2. (by extension, obsolete) A gazette, a newspaper.

[...]

  1. (geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.
  2. (by extension) A descriptive list (often alphabetical) of any subject.

gazetteer v (transitive)

  1. Synonym of gazette (to announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette)
  2. (archaic) To report about (someone) in a gazette or newspaper.

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  1. (transitive, geography) To describe the geography of (a country or other place) in a gazetteer (etymology 2, noun sense 1).

Today is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to raise awareness of the benefits to society of the Internet and other information and communication technologies, and the need to bridge the digital divide. It commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on this day in 1865.

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