margate

[ mahr-git, -geyt ]

/ ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt /

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noun

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

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Origin of margate

First recorded in 1725–35; perhaps after Margate

Words nearby margate

margaric acid, margarine, margarita, margaritaceous, margarite, margate, Margaux, margay, marge, Margelan, margent

Other definitions for margate (2 of 2)

Margate

[ mahr-git, -geyt for 1; mahr-geyt for 2 ]

/ ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt for 1; ˈmɑr geɪt for 2 /

noun

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

a city in SE Florida.

How to use margate in a sentence

Unsurprisingly, his first job entailed scampering around the Dreamland Fun Fairground at the seaside town of Margate.
Marty Feldman: Dead Cool|Simon Doonan|November 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
On August 21, 1784, the commodore's boat the 'Cumberland' went badly ashore on the rocks off Margate.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Two others at Margate, used for sick and convalescent young paupers, continued with the approval of the Central Authority.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
The remarkable serpentine, shell-mosaiked shrine, known as Margate Grotto, is discussed in chap.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley

This kind of thing is about as different from our Solent yachting, as the Derby is from a Margate donkey ride.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
From the heights of the Engadine to Margate Pier, there is equal rapture, for there is an equal cessation of routine.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for margate

Margate

/ (ˈmɑːɡeɪt) /

noun

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

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