"Gotham" meaning in All languages combined

See Gotham on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɒθəm/, /ˈɡəʊtəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gotham (Batman).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gotham (UK).wav
Etymology: When originally used in England, the meaning of the place name Gotham was literally “homestead where goats are kept”, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”). As nickname for New York City, first used 1807 by Washington Irving in his Salmagundi Papers. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{compound|ang|gāt|hām|nocat=1|t1=goat|t2=home}} gāt (“goat”) + hām (“home”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gotham
  1. A nickname for New York City. Categories (topical): Batman Categories (place): City nicknames, Cities in New York, USA, New York City
    Sense id: en-Gotham-en-name-ZfMl~j3C Disambiguation of Batman: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Cities in New York, USA: 89 3 7 Disambiguation of New York City: 88 4 8
  2. A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England, associated in folklore with insanity (OS grid ref SK5330). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
    Sense id: en-Gotham-en-name-gN2Fo4Qq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 68 22 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 9 76 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 78 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 83 9
  3. (fiction) Ellipsis of Gotham City. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Gotham City Categories (topical): Fiction, Fictional locations Derived forms: Gothamite
    Sense id: en-Gotham-en-name-grsUim5J Disambiguation of Fictional locations: 3 40 56 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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