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• margate
  margate

  noun

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

  noun

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

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

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Margate

The company has since grown to 15 venues across England and Scotland where people can watch this year's World Cup - from Aberdeen to Bournemouth, Leeds to Margate.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Margate music producer Hughie Gavin composed the song incorporating the sounds, writing lyrics based on words inspired by the sea which choir members had submitted.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

"I think that the high fuel prices that I have to pay to be here are just part of my sacrifices this Holy Week," Margate told AFP.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Ricky Margate, 57, told AFP he had driven a motorcycle to the site this year instead of his car because it consumes less fuel.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

He’s moved to Ramsgate, England, a seaside town on the far east coast of England, south of Margate, north of Sandwich, near where the North Sea meets the Strait of Dover.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman