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Gates
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gates
English
Etymology
From en gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.
Pronunciation
en /ɡeɪts/
en gaits gates Gaetz
Proper noun
~ es
en topographic.
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A placename.
en rural community in p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en unincorporated community co/Custer County s/Nebraska c/USA.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Monroe County s/New York c/USA. TopoZone: Gates Center, New York
en unincorporated community co/Gates County s/North Carolina c/USA.
en minor city co/Marion County and co/Linn County s/Oregon c/USA.
en town co/Lauderdale County s/Tennessee c/USA.
en Gates County.
Derived terms
en Gates County Gatesian Gatesville
Translations
surname
Armenian: hy Գեյթս
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 蓋茨 Gàicí
Russian: ru Гейтс
See also
en Gaetz Gate
References
Anagrams
en aegst Geats Stage agest e-tags geats getas stage
German
Pronunciation
de De-Gates.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun form
de Gate gen s
de Gate
Latin
Etymology
la
Pronunciation
Gātēs
Proper noun
Gātēs<3.I.pl> m
A Celtic tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Caesar
Declension
Gātēs<3.I.pl>
References
la Tribes