highgate

H4I1G2H4G2A1T1E1
UK/hʌɪɡeɪt/UK, rare/hʌɪɡʊt/

noun

A highway.

OriginMiddle English hiȝe gate →
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Meanings

highgate1

nounhighgate (plural highgates)

plural highgates · alternative he-gate · alternative heigait

  1. UKdialectalA highway.

Highgate2

proper nounHighgate (countable and uncountable, plural Highgates)

plural Highgates · alternative Heygate

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableAn upper-class suburb of London in the borough of Haringey, borough of Camden and borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2887).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7630).
    3. countableuncountableAn inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0785).
    4. countableuncountableA village in Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0197).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
    6. countableuncountableA suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
    7. countableuncountableA settlement on the north coast of Jamaica.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

highgate · noun

  1. Middle Englishhiȝe gate
  2. Englishhighgate

From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“a way, a road, a path”).

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Highgate · proper noun

  1. Old Englishhēah“high”
  2. EnglishHighgate

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

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APA

highgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highgate

MLA

“highgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highgate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highgate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highgate.

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