margate

¹

[mahr-git, -geyt]

noun

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

Margate

²

[mahr-git, -geyt, mahr-geyt]

noun

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

2. a city in SE Florida.

Margate

/ ˈmɑːɡeɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of margate¹

First recorded in 1725–35; perhaps after Margate

Example Sentences

Experts at Crab Museum in Margate say they now have people come in "every day" questioning if humans really will end up sprouting claws.

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Police were called following a report of a crash outside the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital in Margate at about 16:00 BST on Thursday.

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At a cabinet meeting in Margate on Thursday, councillors blasted recent media reports that the authority was trying to enforce a blanket swearing ban, calling them "a mountain of nonsense".

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Part of the order, which also covers tourist hotspots such as Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs, makes it a fineable offence not to refrain from using foul and abusive language if requested by police or a council officer.

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If approved, the swearing ban would cover all of Thanet, including tourist hotspots Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs.

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