Carnegie
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹnəɡi/, /kɑɹˈneɪɡi/
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɑːˈnɪɡi/, /kɑːˈnɛɡi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Carnegie (countable and uncountable, plural Carnegies)
- A surname.
- A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:
- A ghost town in San Joaquin County, California; the area is now part of Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area.
- An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Georgia.
- A ghost town in Rock County, Minnesota.
- A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
- A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
- A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia.
Usage notes
- When used attributively to describe an institution (usually a library), the term generally refers to the institution's founding having been funded by Andrew Carnegie.
Derived terms
- Carnegian
- Carnegie library
- Carnegie unit