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Guptagate

Guptagate proper noun: a political scandal of 2013, involving South African President Jacob Zuma and the illegal landing of a planeload of guests at the Gupta family's wedding at Waterkloof Air Force Base.

Proper noun

Guptagate

  1. A political scandal of 2013, involving South African President Jacob Zuma and the illegal landing of a planeload of guests at the Gupta family's wedding at Waterkloof Air Force Base.

Origin of Guptagate

From Gupta + -gate.

Questions about Guptagate

What does Guptagate mean?
Guptagate means a political scandal of 2013, involving South African President Jacob Zuma and the illegal landing of a planeload of guests at the Gupta family's wedding at Waterkloof Air Force Base.
What part of speech is Guptagate?
Guptagate is a proper noun.

Words near Guptagate in the dictionary

  1. guppies
  2. guppy
  3. gups
  4. Gupta
  5. Gupta Empire
  6. Guptagate
  7. Guptah
  8. Guptas
  9. Guptill
  10. Guptills
  11. Gupton

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