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Definition: Golden Gate |
Golden GateNoun1. A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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The Golden Gate is the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. Since the 1930s it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge.
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- Golden Gate, looking south toward San Francisco.
- San Francisco Bay is on the left of the bridge, and the Pacific Ocean is to the right.
The Golden Gate is the oldest of the gatess in Jerusalem's Old City Walls.
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Golden Gate is a town located in Collier County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,951.Geography
Golden Gate is located at 26°11'7" North, 81°42'13" West (26.185290, -81.703623)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.98% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 20,951 people, 6,518 households, and 5,012 families residing in the town. The population density is 2,002.3/km² (5,190.7/mi²). There are 7,010 housing units at an average density of 669.9/km² (1,736.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 77.00% White, 10.15% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 7.34% from other races, and 4.31% from two or more races. 37.14% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,518 households out of which 44.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% are married couples living together, 13.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% are non-families. 14.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.21 and the average family size is 3.44. In the town the population is spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 114.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $42,295, and the median income for a family is $41,774. Males have a median income of $28,630 versus $22,911 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,923. 14.1% of the population and 11.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.0% are under the age of 18 and 9.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Golden Gate, Florida."
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Golden Gate is a village located in Wayne County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 100.Geography
Golden Gate is located at 38°21'31" North, 88°12'16" West (38.358673, -88.204444)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 100 people, 39 households, and 28 families residing in the village. The population density is 482.6/km² (1,306.6/mi²). There are 51 housing units at an average density of 246.1/km² (666.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 100.00% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 4.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 39 households out of which 43.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% are married couples living together, 7.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% are non-families. 28.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.11. In the village the population is spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the village is $21,250, and the median income for a family is $28,750. Males have a median income of $26,250 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income for the village is $10,214. 19.2% of the population and 12.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 15.2% are under the age of 18 and 14.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Golden Gate, Illinois."
Crosswords: Golden Gate |
| English words defined with "Golden Gate": Golden Gate Bridge ♦ San Francisco. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Golden Gate": end-bump table. (references) |
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Screenplays | The owner of the Golden Gate Bridge (The Cheap Detective; writing credit: Neil Simon) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Golden Gate Girl (1941) Panoramic View of the Golden Gate (1902) Golden Gate Panorama (1901) The Golden Gate Murders (1979) | |
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 | Three ER-2 over Golden Gate Bridge. Credit: NASA. |  | Approaching the Golden Gate. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | View of the entrance to the Golden Gate. In: "The Annals of San Francisco". Frank Soule, John Gihon, and James Nesbit. 1855. Page 151. D. Appleton & Company, New York. F869.S3.S7 1855. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from a small boat at mid-span looking to the north. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | View from the top of the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge looking down onto the deck of the bridge. The surface of the water is more than 700 feet below. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | The charter vessel (CPFV) SALTY LADY racing across San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship BOWIE with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | U-2 flies over the Golden Gate Bridge. |  | Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Credit: NPS. |
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Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | I could but stand outside, and take a last look at the two sweet children, ere they disappeared within, and the golden gate closed with a bang |
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1. Golden Gate, FL (CDP, FIPS 26300) 2. Golden Gate, IL (village, FIPS 30250) |
Expression using "Golden Gate": golden gate bridge. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Golden Gate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Hungarian | aranykapu. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 金門橋 (Golden Gate Bridge). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きんもんきょう (Golden Gate Bridge). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oldengay ategay.(various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-g-g-l-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: elongated. | |
-2 letters: elongate. | |
-3 letters: agelong, angeled, elegant, engaged, gelated, gentled, gleaned, gloated, goateed, latened, legated, negated, taloned, tangelo, tangled, tangoed, toggled. | |
-4 letters: aneled, angled, anteed, atoned, daggle, dalton, dangle, degage, delate, denote, dental, dogleg, donate, dongle, dotage, eaglet, elated, elodea, engage, etalon, gadget, ganged, gaoled, gelant, gelate, gelato, gentle, goaled, goatee, goglet, golden, gonged. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-g-g-l-n-o-t" | |
+4 letters: snaggletoothed. | |
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