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Watergate en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water Proto-Germanic *gatą Proto-West Germanic *gat Old English ġeat Middle English gate English gate Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel English Watergate Hotel English Watergate From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965.

Meanings

1. An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

Deriveds

-gate · Watergate salad

Descendants

水門 · 水门

Translations (21)

cmn 水門事件 /水门事件 (scandal) · ru Уотерге́йт (scandal) · ja ウォーターゲート事件 (scandal) · id Watergate (scandal) · ru Уо́тергейт (scandal) · de Watergate (scandal) · ar ووتر غيت (scandal) · fi Watergate (scandal) · ru Уотерге́йтский сканда́л (scandal) · ka უოტერგეიტის სკანდალი (scandal) · de Watergate-Affäre (scandal) · fr Watergate (scandal) · pt Watergate (scandal) · ja ウォーターゲート (scandal) · de Watergate-Skandal (scandal) · ka უოტერგეიტი (scandal) · pl Watergate (scandal) · ms Watergate (scandal) · ko 워터게이트 사건 (scandal) · fi Watergate-skandaali (scandal) · hi वॉटरगेट (scandal)

wikipedia: Watergate complex#Watergate_Hotel_and_Office_Building

Watergate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water Proto-Germanic *gatą Proto-West Germanic *gat Old English ġeat Middle English gate English gate Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtelbor. English hotel English Watergate Hotel English Watergate From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
2. (intransitive, rare) To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal.

Forms

wikipedia: Watergate complex#Watergate_Hotel_and_Office_Building