English Explanatory Dictionary

gates

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of gate
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gate
name
  1. A topographic surname.
  2. A placename.
  3. A rural community in British Columbia, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Monroe County, New York, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Gates County, North Carolina, United States.
  7. A minor city in Marion County and Linn County, Oregon, United States.
  8. A town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States.
  9. Ellipsis of Gates County.

Pronunciation

/ɡeɪts/ en-us-gates.ogg

Word forms

gates Gateses

Etymology

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

Related words

Gaetz Gate

Derived words

Gates County Gatesville
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