English Explanatory Dictionary

yates

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of yate
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A township in McLean County, Illinois.
  4. A township in Lake County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Shelby Charter Township, Macomb County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Wibaux County, Montana.
  8. A town in Orleans County, New York.
  9. A former community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now under water.

Pronunciation

yāts /jeɪts/

Word forms

yates

Etymology

From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.

Related words

Yate Yeats Yeates

Derived words

Baeza-Yates-Gonnet algorithm Burnt Yates Fort Yates Yates Center Yates County
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