[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gazette \gazette"\, n. f. gazette, it. gazzetta, perh. from
   gazetta a venetian coin see gazet, said to have been the
   price of the first newspaper published at venice; or perh.
   dim. of gazza magpie, a name perh. applied to the first
   newspaper; cf. ohg. agalstra magpie, g. elster.
   a newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp.,
   the official journal published by the british government, and
   containing legal and state notices.
   1913 webster
see also:
gazet 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gazette \gazette"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. gazetted; p. pr. 
   vb. n. gazetting.
   to announce or publish in a gazette; to announce officially,
   as an appointment, or a case of bankruptcy.
   1913 webster
see also:
gazetted gazetting 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gazette
     n : a newspaper or official journal
     v : publish in a gazette

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

47 moby thesaurus words for "gazette":
   congressional record, hansard, red book, annual, bimonthly,
   biweekly, blue book, daily, daily newspaper, daybook, diary,
   ephemeris, extra, extra edition, fortnightly, green book, journal,
   magazine, monthly, national newspaper, neighborhood newspaper,
   news, newsmagazine, newspaper, newspaper of record,
   official journal, organ, paper, periodical, pictorial, quarterly,
   rag, review, serial, sheet, slick magazine, special,
   special edition, state paper, tabloid, trade magazine, weekly,
   weekly newspaper, white book, white paper, yearbook, yellow book

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