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Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate proper noun: a street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).

bishopsgate: a street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381)
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Proper noun

Bishopsgate

  1. A street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).
  2. A small village near Englefield Green, Runnymede borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9872).
  3. A community in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada.

Forms of Bishopsgate

alternative formBishops Gate

Origin of Bishopsgate

Equivalent to Bishop + -s- + gate. (street and ward): From one of the eastern gates in London’s former defensive wall, traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century.

Questions about Bishopsgate

What does Bishopsgate mean?
Bishopsgate means a street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).
What part of speech is Bishopsgate?
Bishopsgate is a proper noun.

Words near Bishopsgate in the dictionary

  1. Bishops Cannings
  2. Bishops Lydeard
  3. bishops of Rome
  4. Bishops' Bible
  5. Bishopsbourne
  6. Bishopsgate
  7. bishopship
  8. bishopships
  9. Bishopsteignton
  10. Bishopstoke
  11. Bishopston

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