Golden Gate

proper noun

The strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.

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Golden Gate Bridge
OriginLatin Porta Aurea ← Ancient Greek Χρῡσὴ Πύλη →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Golden Gate
  1. The strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.

    Synonyms: Golden Gate Bridge

  2. abbreviationellipsisinformalEllipsis of Golden Gate Bridge.
  3. JudaismChristianityThe 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.

Similar
Golden Gate Bridge

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΧρῡσὴ Πύλη
  2. LatinPorta Aurea
  3. EnglishGolden Gate

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.”

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APA

Golden Gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Gate

MLA

“Golden Gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Gate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golden Gate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Gate.

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