Highgate
//hʌɪɡeɪt// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A highway. UK, dialectal
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; An upper-class suburb of London in the borough of Haringey, borough of Camden and borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2887). countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A village in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7630). countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0785). countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A village in Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0197). countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A settlement on the north coast of Jamaica. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. countable, uncountable
- 9 A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“way, road, path”).
Etymology 2
From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).
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