margate

[ mahr-git, -geyt ]

/ ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt /

noun

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

Nearby words

margaric acid, margarine, margarita, margaritaceous, margarite, margate, margaux, margay, marge, margelan, margent

Origin of margate

First recorded in 1725–35; perhaps after Margate

Definition 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.

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Examples from the Web for margate

Unsurprisingly, his first job entailed scampering around the Dreamland Fun Fairground at the seaside town of Margate.
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In the meanwhile, news of the wreck had spread like wildfire through Margate.
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He closed with a mention of improvements in the Margate theatre since his memorable last visit.
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It was simply in fact and effect a primeval prototype of the "puggaree" of Margate and Hindustan.
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Margate seems to have been the first place in the new Thanet to attain the honour of a place in history.
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A young lady to whom he had become attached while a schoolboy at Margate, was engaged to be married to him.
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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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