Margate

//ˈmɑ(ɹ)ɡɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A white margate, of the species Haemulon album of fishes.
  2. 2
    a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal town in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3570).

    "Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform Act, and is for going backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as follows:— The said voter never to be permitted to travel by rail, but to journey to York or elsewhere by the very slowest coach. Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take three days to the voyage, per hoy. Never to send a letter by penny-post, but to pay 10d. or 13d., as the case may be—the good old price of the good old times."

  2. 2
    A city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
  3. 3
    A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  4. 4
    A community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. 5
    A suburb of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A suburb of Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms

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haemulon album

Example

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"Cockney songsters Chas & Dave were recently in the top ten of the UK Vinyl Singles Chart with a reissue of their 1982 paean to days out at the seaside, Margate."

Related phrases

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