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Mar·gate

 (mär′gāt′, -gət)
A seaside resort of southeast England east of London.

Margate

(ˈmɑːɡeɪt)
n
(Placename) a town and resort in SE England, in E Kent on the Isle of Thanet. Pop: 58 465 (2001)

Mar•gate

(ˈmɑr gɪt, -geɪt)

n.
a city in NE Kent, in SE England: seaside resort. 122,500.
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Noun1.Margate - a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazilmargate - a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil
Haemulon album
grunt - medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
genus Haemulon, Haemulon - type genus of the Haemulidae
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Anderson was a fan of the innovative structure of Margate Pier using iron and wood.
Saltburn's pier has battled elements - and shipping - for 150 years
A musical troupe entertaining holidaymakers at Margate Pier, Kent, designed by Birch and opened in 1855 (photo: c.
'They are intensely modern yet endearingly quaint': Douglas Murphy on seaside piers
From his first, Margate pier in the 1850s, to Plymouth pier in 1884, when he died, Birch sought to bring the exotic to holiday spots.
144 YEARS OF HISTORY DESTROYED IN 1 HOUR; End of the pier at Eastbourne as it is gutted by inferno
LONG JOURNEY: Top, Margate Pier. Above, On Lake Lucerne, looking from Fluelen; LOCAL REFLECTION: Ullswater, Cumberland, owned by the Wordsworth Trust.
Turner's works return to inspiring landscape; Tony Henderson visits an exhibition which plots JMW Turner's path to fame and fortune

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