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Gates

//ɡeɪts// name, noun, verb

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A topographic surname. countable, uncountable

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  2. 2
    A placename.; A rural community in British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename.; An unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename.; A town and census-designated place therein, in Monroe County, New York, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename.; An unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename.; A minor city in Marion County and Linn County, Oregon, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename.; A town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename.; Ellipsis of Gates County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of gate form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of gate form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.

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