DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
newgate
/'nuɡeɪt/
Newgate has 2 syllables: new · gate.
new
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gate
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noun. A former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902.
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