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Newgate

Newgate proper noun: one of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.

Proper noun

Newgate

  1. One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
  2. (historical) A famous prison in London, in use for over 700 years until demolished in 1904.
  3. A suburb of Up Holland, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5105).
  4. A hamlet in Cley next the Sea parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0543).

Origin of Newgate

From Middle English Newgate; equivalent to new + gate.

Words formed from Newgate

Phrases with Newgate

Questions about Newgate

What does Newgate mean?
Newgate means one of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
What part of speech is Newgate?
Newgate is a proper noun.

Words near Newgate in the dictionary

  1. newfydoodles
  2. newfypoo
  3. newfypoos
  4. newgame+
  5. Newgarden
  6. Newgate
  7. Newgate collar
  8. Newgate collars
  9. Newgate frill
  10. Newgate frills
  11. Newgate fringe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Newgate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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