margate

¹ American  

[mahr-git, -geyt] / ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt /

noun

1. a red-mouthed grunt, Haemulon album, inhabiting Atlantic waters from Florida to Brazil, valued as a food fish.

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Margate ² American  

[mahr-git, -geyt, mahr-geyt] / ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt, ˈmɑr geɪt /

noun

1. a city in NE Kent, in SE England: seaside resort.

2. a city in SE Florida.

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Margate British  

/ ˈmɑːɡeɪt /

noun

1. a town and resort in SE England, in E Kent on the Isle of Thanet. Pop: 58 465 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of margate

First recorded in 1725–35; perhaps after Margate

Example Sentences

Daniel Taylor, 35, from Margate was jailed at Margate Magistrates Court on Friday after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing.

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Two more waste criminals, David Weeks and Lee Brookes, were also given suspended prison sentences last year for the waste stored illegally at a rat-infested industrial unit in Margate.

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Dreamland Margate announced on Tuesday the Grade II* listed wooden ride was no longer viable saying it wanted to "reimagine the rollercoaster's purpose" and was asking the public for ideas.

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Margate residents have shared their thoughts on the closure of the historic rollercoaster.

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Jane Bishop, owner of the Walpole Bay Hotel in the town, said it was "sad" that Margate's "important artefact" could no longer be enjoyed by visitors.

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