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English
Proper noun
Gate
- A ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas, United States.
- A tiny town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
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German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English gate, ultimately Proto-Germanic *gatą. Doublet of regional Gatt (“hole, eye”), from Low German. Probably also related with inherited Gasse (“lane”).
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Noun
Gate n (strong, genitive Gates, plural Gates)
- airport gate
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hungarian gatya, from Serbo-Croatian gaće (“underpants”).
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Noun
Gate f (genitive Gate, plural Gaten)
- (Austria, colloquial, obsolete) men's long underwear
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Further reading
- “Gate” in Duden online
- “Gate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache