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Golden Gate

Golden Gate proper noun: the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Also the ellipsis of Golden Gate Bridge.

Proper noun

the Golden Gate

  1. The strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
  2. (Judaism) The oldest of the current gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, through which, according to Jewish tradition, the shekinah used to appear and will appear again when the Messiah comes.

Also used as

Golden Gate is also the ellipsis of Golden Gate Bridge.

Synonyms of Golden Gate

Origin of Golden Gate

Calque of Latin Porta Aurea and/or Ancient Greek Χρῡσὴ Πύλη (Khrūsḕ Púlē) (as neo-Latin Chrysopylae). Coined by American explorer John C. Frémont, who explained, “To this Gate I gave the name of ‘Chrysopylae’, or ‘Golden Gate’; for the same reasons that the harbor of Byzantium was called Chrysoceras, or Golden Horn.”

Questions about Golden Gate

What does Golden Gate mean?
Golden Gate means the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is Golden Gate?
Golden Gate is a proper noun.

Words near Golden Gate in the dictionary

  1. golden falcon names
  2. Golden Fleece
  3. Golden Friday
  4. golden fruit dove
  5. golden fruit doves
  6. Golden Gate
  7. Golden Gate Bridge
  8. golden geese
  9. golden girl
  10. golden girls
  11. Golden Globe

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