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highgate

/hʌɪɡeɪt/

highgate noun: a highway.

Noun

highgate (plural highgates)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A highway.

Proper noun capitalized: Highgate

Highgate (countable and uncountable, plural Highgates)

  1. An upper-class suburb of London in the borough of Haringey, borough of Camden and borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2887).
  2. A village in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7630).
  3. An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0785).
  4. A village in Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0197).
  5. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  6. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  7. A settlement on the north coast of Jamaica.
  8. A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.
  9. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of highgate

Noun
pluralhighgates
alternative formhe-gate
alternative formheigait
Proper noun
pluralHighgates
alternative formHeygate

Origin of highgate

From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“a way, a road, a path”).

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

Words formed from highgate

Phrases with highgate

Questions about highgate

What does highgate mean?
Highgate means a highway.
What part of speech is highgate?
Highgate can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce highgate?
Highgate is pronounced /hʌɪɡeɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of highgate?
The plural of highgate is highgates.

Words near highgate in the dictionary

  1. highflier
  2. highfliers
  3. highflyer
  4. highflyers
  5. highflying
  6. highgate
  7. Highgate Center
  8. Highgate resin
  9. highgates
  10. Highgrove
  11. highhanded

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