Meanings
proper noun
- One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Gatesville.
Origin
Named after Horatio Gates.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Gates County
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Gates County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gates%20County
MLA
“Gates County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gates%20County. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gates County,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gates%20County.
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