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Origin and Etymology of kate
from Kate, nickname for the name Catherine
Kâte
Definition of Kâte
plural Kâte
or Kâtes
1 a
: a people of the Huon peninsula of the Territory of New Guinea
b
: a member of such people
2
: the Papuan language of the Kâte people
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