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bishopsgate

/bˈɪʃəpsɡˌeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
bish-ops-gate
IPA
/bˈɪʃəpsɡˌeɪt/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).

name

A small village near Englefield Green, Runnymede borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9872).

name

A community in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

Equivalent to Bishop + -s- + gate. (street and ward): From one of the eastern gates in London’s former defensive wall, traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Bishops Gate (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bishopsgate?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪʃəpsɡˌeɪt/.
What does bishopsgate mean?
A street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381).
Where does bishopsgate come from?
Equivalent to Bishop + -s- + gate. (street and ward): From one of the eastern gates in London’s former defensive wall, traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century.

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