"Gates" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡeɪts/ Forms: Gateses [plural]
Etymology: From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gate}} gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|es}} Gates (countable and uncountable, plural Gateses)
  1. A topographic surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): Գեյթս (Geytʻs) (Armenian), 蓋茨 (Chinese Mandarin), 盖茨 (Gàicí) (Chinese Mandarin), Гейтс (Gejts) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-ymcUgMw1 Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 35 6 8 8 10 10 9 14
  2. A placename
    A rural community in British Columbia, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada, Villages in British Columbia, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-2tcJhgu-
  3. A placename
    An unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Nebraska, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-I1QgNPfd
  4. A placename
    A town in New York, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-XJvArxlS
  5. A placename
    An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in North Carolina, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-LavXAC51
  6. A placename
    A city in Oregon, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Oregon, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-ZUKyIfsn
  7. A placename
    A town in Tennessee, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Tennessee, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-FiL7dc~T
  8. A placename
    Ellipsis of Gates County.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Gates County Derived forms: County of Gates, Gates County, Gatesville Related terms: Gaetz, Gate
    Sense id: en-Gates-en-name-dy9LTXV0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 17 5 5 18 5 5 42

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        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "unincorporated",
          "unincorporated"
        ],
        [
          "community",
          "community"
        ],
        [
          "North Carolina",
          "North Carolina#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cities in Oregon, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in Oregon, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "A city in Oregon, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "Oregon",
          "Oregon#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Tennessee, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in Tennessee, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "A town in Tennessee, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "Tennessee",
          "Tennessee#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Gates County"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English ellipses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename",
        "Ellipsis of Gates County."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "Gates County",
          "Gates County#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "ellipsis",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡeɪts/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gaits"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "gates"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Geytʻs",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Գեյթս"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "蓋茨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Gàicí",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "盖茨"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gejts",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Гейтс"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gates"
}

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