margate

[ mahr-git, -geyt ]

/ ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt /

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

Origin of margate

First recorded in 1725–35; perhaps after Margate

Margate

[ mahr-git, -geyt for 1; mahr-geyt for 2 ]

/ ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt for 1; ˈmɑr geɪt for 2 /

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

a city in SE Florida.

Unsurprisingly, his first job entailed scampering around the Dreamland Fun Fairground at the seaside town of Margate.

Marty Feldman: Dead Cool |Simon Doonan |November 2, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
In the meanwhile, news of the wreck had spread like wildfire through Margate.

Storm Warriors |John Gilmore
He closed with a mention of improvements in the Margate theatre since his memorable last visit.

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete |John Forster
It was simply in fact and effect a primeval prototype of the "puggaree" of Margate and Hindustan.

A Complete Guide to Heraldry |Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Margate seems to have been the first place in the new Thanet to attain the honour of a place in history.

Science in Arcady |Grant Allen
A young lady to whom he had become attached while a schoolboy at Margate, was engaged to be married to him.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture |Clara Erskine Clement

Margate

/ (ˈmɑːɡeɪt) /

a town and resort in SE England, in E Kent on the Isle of Thanet. Pop: 58 465 (2001)