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Contragate

Contragate proper noun: the Iran–Contra affair.

Proper noun

Contragate

  1. (informal) The Iran–Contra affair.

Origin of Contragate

From Contra + -gate.

Questions about Contragate

What does Contragate mean?
Contragate means the Iran–Contra affair.
What part of speech is Contragate?
Contragate is a proper noun.

Words near Contragate in the dictionary

  1. contrafreeloaded
  2. contrafreeloader
  3. contrafreeloaders
  4. contrafreeloading
  5. contrafreeloads
  6. Contragate
  7. contragenic
  8. contragenics
  9. contragestion
  10. contragestive
  11. contragestives

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