English Explanatory Dictionary

highgate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A highway.
name
  1. A placename:
  2. 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).
  3. A village in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7630).
  4. An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0785).
  5. A village in Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0197).
  6. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  7. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  8. A settlement on the north coast of Jamaica.
  9. A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/hʌɪɡeɪt/ /hʌɪɡʊt/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Highgate.wav

Word forms

highgate highgates he-gate heigait Heygate

Etymology

From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“a way, a road, a path”).

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