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yates¹

noun

  1. plural plural of yate

Yates²

  • /jeɪts/

Rhymes with -eɪts

Where it comes from

From the Old English surname, from yate, obsolete form of gate.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A township in McLean County, Illinois.
  3. A township in Lake County, Michigan.
  4. An unincorporated community in Shelby Charter Township, Macomb County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Wibaux County, Montana.
  7. A town in Orleans County, New York.
  8. A former community in Taylor County, West Virginia, now under water.

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Closest in meaning: yeats, gough, daley, dixon, cruiser, watercraft, craft, vessel, boat, sailboat, pleasure boat, motorboat, cutter, sloop, ketch, schooner

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"yates." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yates. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

yates. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yates

Chicago

"yates." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yates.

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@misc{yates_2026,
  title = {yates},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yates},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}