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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.

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.

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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