Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A borough of northeast England on the Tyne River opposite Newcastle. It was formerly noted for its iron and steel industries.
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- proper noun A
town in the county ofTyne and Wear in north eastEngland . Found upon the southern bank of theTyne .
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Examples
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A fortnight before, 30 EDL followers in Gateshead held an impromptu demonstration outside a police station after six of their friends were arrested for burning the Qur'an; a similar number attacked a leftwing meeting in Newcastle.
English Defence League is a bigger threat than the BNP Jon Cruddas 2010
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Jim Eyre, a member of Cabe's current design review panel and the designer of the Stirling prize-winning Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, said the public and planners would struggle to feel that the foundation's advice was independent of the prince's own views.
Prince Charles offers to take on key architectural planning role Robert Booth 2010
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The Mail reports that: Officials in Gateshead have been touring chip shops confiscating salt shakers with more than five holes in them.
Archive 2008-07-01 Not a sheep 2008
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In the Super Grand Prix meet in Gateshead, England, Marion Jones beat a couple of former Olympic champions but finished second to Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva in the long jump.
USATODAY.com - Villa's goals leave U.S. opponents all wet 2004
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'The council was so disturbed it decided to commission a manufacturer to produce a salt shaker with fewer holes, which it distributed free to every fish and chip shop and hot food takeaway in Gateshead.
Archive 2008-07-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Barrow AFC boss labels Gateshead clash "season's biggest"
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Barrow AFC boss labels Gateshead clash "season's biggest"
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Barrow AFC boss labels Gateshead clash "season's biggest"
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Barrow AFC boss labels Gateshead clash "season's biggest"
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Barrow AFC boss labels Gateshead clash "season's biggest"
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