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Meaning of Watergate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt

Definitions

  1. A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
  2. An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

Equivalents

العربية واترجايت ووتر غيت
Deutsch Watergate Watergate-Affäre Watergate-Skandal
Français Watergate
Italiano watergate
日本語 ウォーターゲート ウォーターゲート事件
한국어 워터게이트 사건
Português Watergate
Русский Уотерге́йт Уотерге́йтский сканда́л
ไทย ประตูน้ำ

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Watergate salad watergirl waterglass waterglassful watergrass waterguard

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