tietosanakirja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- encyclopedia noun A reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects, usually arranged alphabetically or by category.
- gazetteer noun A person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government.
- Wikipedia name A free, multilingual online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, run by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Senses
tietosanakirja is used for these senses in English:
- Wikipedia (figuratively, colloquial) A source of abundant encyclopedic knowledge.
- encyclopedia A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
- gazetteer (by extension) A similar descriptive list (often alphabetical) of information on other subjects.
gazetteer — full definition
- noun A person who writes for a gazette or newspaper; a journalist; (specifically) a journalist engaged by a government.
- noun A gazette, a newspaper.