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

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has also declared a critical incident due to "sustained pressures" at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate.

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After hanging up his boots, Yorath moved into management and had spells in charge of Swansea, Wales, Bradford, Cardiff, Lebanon, Sheffield Wednesday and Margate.

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Yorath spent 44 games in charge of Margate FC and won the Isle of Thanet Gazette Cup in 2009-10.

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"Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Terry at this difficult time," Margate FC posted on X.

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At Margate Magistrates' Court on Wednesday he pleaded not guilty to the offence.

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