Dungate

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proper noun

A hamlet in Lynsted with Kingsdown parish and Rodmersham parish, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9159).

OriginOld English dūn →
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Meanings

proper nounDungate (countable and uncountable, plural Dungates)

plural Dungates · alternative Dengate

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lynsted with Kingsdown parish and Rodmersham parish, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9159).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn“hill”
  2. EnglishDungate

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + ġeat (“gate”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Dungate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dungate

MLA

“Dungate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dungate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dungate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dungate.

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