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margate

/ˈmɑ(ɹ)ɡɪt/

margate noun: a white margate, of the species Haemulon album of fishes.

Noun

margate (plural margates)

  1. A white margate, of the species Haemulon album of fishes.

Proper noun capitalized: Margate

IPA/ˈmɑːɡeɪt/

Margate

  1. A coastal town in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3570).
    • Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform Act, and is for going backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as follows:— The said voter never to be permitted to travel by rail, but to journey to York or elsewhere by...1847, “Vote for Alderman Johnson”, in Punch, volume XIII, page 40
  2. A city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
  3. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  4. A community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. A suburb of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
  6. A suburb of Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Forms of margate

Noun
pluralmargates
Proper noun
alternative formMeregate

Origin of margate

From Middle English Margate, Meregate, from mere (“pool, lake, sea”) + gate (“gate”).

Words formed from margate

Phrases with margate

Questions about margate

What does margate mean?
Margate means a white margate, of the species Haemulon album of fishes.
What part of speech is margate?
Margate can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce margate?
Margate is pronounced /ˈmɑ(ɹ)ɡɪt/.
What is the plural of margate?
The plural of margate is margates.

Words near margate in the dictionary

  1. Margary
  2. Margaryize
  3. Margaryizing
  4. margas
  5. Margashirsha
  6. margate
  7. Margate City
  8. margate fish
  9. margate fishes
  10. margate grunt
  11. margates

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