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Coalgate

Coalgate proper noun: a 1992 controversy around the mishandling of coalfield auctions by the Indian government.

Proper noun (1)

Coalgate

  1. (informal) A 1992 controversy around the mishandling of coalfield auctions by the Indian government.

Proper noun (2)

Coalgate

  1. A small town in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, where lignite was mined.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
  3. A former unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin of Coalgate

From coal + -gate.

Questions about Coalgate

What does Coalgate mean?
Coalgate means a 1992 controversy around the mishandling of coalfield auctions by the Indian government.
What part of speech is Coalgate?
Coalgate is a proper noun.

Words near Coalgate in the dictionary

  1. coalfields
  2. coalfired
  3. coalfish
  4. coalfishes
  5. Coalford
  6. Coalgate
  7. coalgebra
  8. coalgebraic
  9. coalgebras
  10. coalheaver
  11. coalheavers

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