Georgetown

See also: George Town

English

Etymology

From George +‎ town.

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: George Town
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Georgetown

  1. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
  2. A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  3. The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.
    • 2023, Martin MacInnes, In Ascension, Atlantic Books, page 467:
      She comes onto the single road intersecting Georgetown, and notes that every single building, including the Anglican church, has been prefabricated, fitted together like three-dimensional jigsaws from block pieces carried over the sea.
  4. Places in the United States of America:
    1. A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
    2. A town in Arkansas.
    3. A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.
    4. A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
    5. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
    6. A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, United States, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
    7. A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
    8. A city in Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
    9. A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
    10. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
    11. A village in Louisiana.
    12. A town in Maine.
    13. A town in Massachusetts.
    14. A city in Minnesota.
    15. A town in Mississippi.
    16. A town in New York.
    17. A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
    18. A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
    19. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
    20. A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
    21. A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
    22. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
    23. A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.
    24. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
    25. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
    26. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
    27. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
    28. A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
    29. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
    30. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
  5. Places in Canada:
    1. A ghost town in Alberta.
    2. A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
    3. A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
    4. A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
  6. Places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
    2. A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406). [1]
    3. A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975). [2]
  7. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):
    1. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.
    2. A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
    3. A town in South Australia.
    4. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. [3]
  8. (informal) Georgetown University.

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Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʒort͡ʃtau̯n]

Proper noun

Georgetown m inan (relational adjective georgetownský)

  1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔr.t͡ʂtawn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrt͡ʂtawn
  • Syllabification: George‧town

Proper noun

Georgetown m inan (indeclinable)

  1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

References

Portuguese

Proper noun

Georgetown f

  1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈʃoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈʒoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oɾtʃtaun

Proper noun

Georgetown ?

  1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)