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Wingate.

Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:

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  1. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4037).

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  2. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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  3. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: A town in Montgomery County, Indiana.

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  4. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Butler County, Kansas.

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  5. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland.

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  6. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cass County, Missouri.

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  7. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

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  8. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: A town in Union County, North Carolina.

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  9. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

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  10. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Runnels County, Texas.

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  11. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English wind (“wind”) + ġeat (“gate”).

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