Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

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