"Watergate" meaning in English

See Watergate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ [US]
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  1. An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. Derived forms: -gate, Watergate salad Translations (scandal): ووتر غيت (wuatar ghit) [masculine] (Arabic), 水門事件 /水门事件 (Shuǐmén shìjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Watergate (Finnish), Watergate-skandaali (Finnish), Watergate [masculine] (French), უოტერგეიტი (uoṭergeiṭi) (Georgian), უოტერგეიტის სკანდალი (uoṭergeiṭis sḳandali) (Georgian), Watergate (German), Watergate-Affäre [feminine] (German), Watergate-Skandal [masculine] (German), वॉटरगेट (vŏṭargeṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), Watergate (Indonesian), ウォーターゲート事件 (Wōtāgēto jiken) (alt: ウォーターゲートじけん) (Japanese), ウォーターゲート (Wōtāgēto) (Japanese), 워터게이트 사건 (woteogeiteu sageon) (Korean), Watergate (Malay), Watergate [neuter] (Polish), Watergate [masculine] (Portuguese), Уотерге́йтский сканда́л (Uotɛrgéjtskij skandál) [masculine] (Russian), Уотерге́йт (Uotɛrgéjt) [masculine] (Russian), Уо́тергейт (Uótɛrgejt) [masculine] (Russian)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ [US] Forms: Watergates [present, singular, third-person], Watergating [participle, present], Watergated [participle, past], Watergated [past], watergate [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water Proto-Germanic *gatą Proto-West Germanic *gat Old English ġeat Middle English gate English gate Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel English Watergate Hotel English Watergate From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965. 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  1. (transitive) To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal. Tags: transitive
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  2. (intransitive, somewhat rare) To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal. Tags: intransitive, rare
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive, somewhat rare) To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Wottergate"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Watergate complex#Watergate_Hotel_and_Office_Building"
  ],
  "word": "Watergate"
}

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