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Margate

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɑ(ɹ)ɡɪt

Definitions

  1. A coastal town in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3570).
  2. A white margate, of the species Haemulon album of fishes.
  3. A city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
  4. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  5. A community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  6. A suburb of the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
  7. A suburb of Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Equivalents

Françaismargate

Examples

“Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform⟳ Act, and is for going backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as follows:— The said voter never to be permitted to travel⟳ by rail, but to journey to York or elsewhere by the very slowest coach. Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take⟳ three days to the voyage, per hoy. Never to send⟳ a letter by penny-post, but to pay⟳ 10d. or 13d., as the case may be—the good old price of the good old times.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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