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Moorgate

Moorgate proper noun: an urban area, a railway station and street in the City of London, Greater London, named after a former gate in London's wall (OS grid ref TQ3281).

moorgate: an urban area, a railway station and street in the City of London, Greater London, named after a...
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Proper noun

Moorgate

  1. An urban area, a railway station and street in the City of London, Greater London, named after a former gate in London's wall (OS grid ref TQ3281).
  2. A hamlet in Blickling parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1730).
  3. A southern suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4490).

Questions about Moorgate

What does Moorgate mean?
Moorgate means an urban area, a railway station and street in the City of London, Greater London, named after a former gate in London's wall (OS grid ref TQ3281).
What part of speech is Moorgate?
Moorgate is a proper noun.

Words near Moorgate in the dictionary

  1. Moorey
  2. Moorfield
  3. Moorfields
  4. moorfowl
  5. moorfowls
  6. Moorgate
  7. Moorhampton
  8. Moorhead
  9. moorhen
  10. moorhens
  11. Moorhouse

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