Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a newspaper or official journal;
VERB (1)
1.
publish in a gazette;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gazette \Ga*zette"\, 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gazette \Ga*zette"\, 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gazette
n 1: a newspaper or official journal
v 1: publish in a gazette