"Golden Gate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Golden Gate [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Latin Porta Aurea and/or Ancient Greek Χρῡσὴ Πύλη (Khrūsḕ Púlē) (as neo-Latin Chrysopylae). Coined by American explorer John C. Frémont, who explained, “To this Gate I gave the name of ‘Chrysopylae’, or ‘Golden Gate’; for the same reasons that the harbor of Byzantium was called Chrysoceras, or Golden Horn.” Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|Porta Aurea}} Calque of Latin Porta Aurea, {{calque|en|grc|Χρῡσὴ Πύλη|notext=1}} Ancient Greek Χρῡσὴ Πύλη (Khrūsḕ Púlē), {{coin|en|John C. Frémont|nationality=American|occupation=explorer}} Coined by American explorer John C. Frémont Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Golden Gate}} the Golden Gate
  1. The strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Synonyms: Golden Gate Bridge
    Sense id: en-Golden_Gate-en-name-I6mnBQ0i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, San Francisco Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 3 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 5 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 5 30 Disambiguation of San Francisco: 82 8 10
  2. (informal) Ellipsis of Golden Gate Bridge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: Golden Gate Bridge
    Sense id: en-Golden_Gate-en-name-fFJdeMTD
  3. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) The oldest of the current gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, through which, according to Jewish tradition, the shekinah used to appear and will appear again when the Messiah comes. Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-Golden_Gate-en-name-DrChAuRz Categories (other): Christianity, Islam, Judaism Topics: Christianity, Islam, lifestyle, religion
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