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Margate
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margate
English
thumb|Margate main beach, KwaZulu-Natal
Alternative forms
en Meregate historical/archaic spelling
Etymology
From en enm Margate, enm Meregate, from enm mere pool, lake, sea + enm gate gate.
Pronunciation
en nonrhotic /ˈmɑːɡeɪt/ /ˈmɑːɡɪt/ /ˈmɑːɡət/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Margate.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Margate2.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Margate3.wav Southern England
en rhotic /ˈmɑɹɡeɪt/ /ˈmɑɹɡɪt/ /ˈmɑɹɡət/
Proper noun
en coastal town dist/Thanet co/Kent cc/England OS grid ref TR3570. Ward map (Thanet)
en 1847 Vote for Alderman Johnson Punch XIII 40 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 the very slowest coach. Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take three days to the voyage, per hoy. Never to send a letter by penny-post, but to pay 10d. or 13d., as the case may bethe good old price of the good old times.
en city co/Broward County s/Florida c/USA. TopoZone: Margate, Florida
en town p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa.
en community in co/Prince County p/Prince Edward Island c/Canada.
en suburb city:Pref/Moreton Bay s/Queensland c/Australia.
en suburb of carea/Huon Valley and the carea/Kingborough city/Hobart s/Tasmania c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Margate City
References
Anagrams
en aaegmrt art game regmata