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margate

1

[ mahr-git, -geyt ]

noun

  1. a red-mouthed grunt, Haemulon album, inhabiting Atlantic waters from Florida to Brazil, valued as a food fish.


Margate

2

[ mahr-git, -geyt mahr-geyt ]

noun

  1. a city in NE Kent, in SE England: seaside resort.
  2. a city in SE Florida.

Margate

/ ˈɑːɡɪ /

noun

  1. a town and resort in SE England, in E Kent on the Isle of Thanet. Pop: 58 465 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of margate1

First recorded in 1725–35; perhaps after Margate
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Planet Care - formerly known as Haeckels - launched a fundraising campaign to build a community sauna in the Cliftonville area of Margate.

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When built, it was intended as a "hark back to the history of bathing machines in Margate", which were used frequently in the town during Victorian times.

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Emily Stokes, 17, died in hospital in June after attending a gig at Dreamland in Margate, Kent.

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Across the five-part series, James follows two Banksy homeowners in two different seaside towns, Margate and Lowestoft.

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Sam was lying in bed one morning when her tenant in a house she owned in Margate sent her a photo of a piece of graffiti that had appeared on the wall outside.

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