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/nooh"gayt', -git, nyooh"-/, n.a prison in London, England: torn down 1902.
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Newgate — war ein Stadttor im Westen der mittelalterlichen Stadtmauer von London. Es lag zwischen dem westlicheren Stadttor Ludgate und dem östlicheren Aldersgate. Von 1188 bis 1902 befand sich am Newgate das berüchtigte Newgate Gefängnis. Heute steht an… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Newgate — (spr. Njugeht, d.i. Neuthor), das Criminalgefängniß in London (s.d.) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Newgate — (spr. njūgĕt), ältestes Gefängnis in London … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Newgate — (spr. njúget), großes Kriminalgefängnis in London, Hinrichtungsort … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Newgate — (Njugeht d.h. Neuthor), das große Criminalgefängniß in London … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Newgate — 1596, in reference to the famous London prison, which was torn down 1902 3 … Etymology dictionary
Newgate — [no͞o′gāt΄, nyo͞o′gāt] n. former prison in London: torn down in 1902 … English World dictionary
Newgate — For the bridge with the same name in Chester, Cheshire, see Newgate, Chester An old illustration of the gate c. 1650 Newgate at the west end of Newgate Street was one of the historic seven gates of London Wall round the City of London and… … Wikipedia
Newgate — 51°30′53.09″N 0°6′1.22″O / 51.5147472, 0.1003389 Newgate (« La Porte neuve »), à l extrémité ouest de Newgat … Wikipédia en Français
Newgate — One of the City gates, in the City wall on its western side, north of Ludgate, in Farringdon Ward (S. 35). Stow says it was erected about the time of Henry I. or Stephen, but recent excavations made at the time of the demolition of the old… … Dictionary of London
Newgate — obsolete British a prison It denoted other prisons than the notorious one in London. There were many compounds to do with jail, crime, or hanging such as Newgate bird, a thief, and Newgate solicitor, a corrupt lawyer … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
