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highgate

/hʌɪɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
high-gate
IPA
/hʌɪɡeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highway.

British usage

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“a way, a road, a path”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /hʌɪɡeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

highgates (plural) he-gate (alternative) heigait (alternative) Heygate (alternative)

Phrases

Highgate Center

Questions

How do you pronounce highgate?
The recorded pronunciation is /hʌɪɡeɪt/.
What does highgate mean?
A highway.
Where does highgate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce highgate

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