"Ludgate Hill" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /lʌdɡeɪt hɪl/ [UK]
Etymology: Despite the claim by the Norman-Welsh Geoffry of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae that Ludgate was so called for having been built by the ancient British king called Lud—a manifestation of the god Nodens—the name is believed by later writers to be derived from "flood gate" or "Fleet gate", from "ludgeat", meaning "back gate" or "postern", or from the Old English term "hlid-geat", meaning "postern" or "swing gate". Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Ludgate Hill}} Ludgate Hill
  1. The hill on which St. Paul’s Cathedral in London is built. Categories (place): Hills
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  2. A street in the City of London that runs from St Paul's Churchyard, joining Fleet Street at Ludgate Circus. There was once a railway station named Ludgate Hill. Categories (topical): Named roads Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Ludgate_Hill-en-name-dC7eQcc9 Disambiguation of Named roads: 22 78 Disambiguation of London: 26 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
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