Georgetown en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- jôrg′toun′
- /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/
Etymology
From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.
Meanings
- The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
- (metonymically) The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom. ▸ The Guyanese government.
- A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
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The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.
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.
2023, Martin MacInnes, In Ascension, Atlantic Books, page 467:
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Arkansas.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city in Vermilion County, Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A village in Louisiana.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city in Minnesota.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Mississippi.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in New York.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
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Places in the United States of America: ▸ A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.
Journalists and pols were cozier then. President Kennedy sipped 1945 Lafite-Rothschild at the Alsops' Georgetown home, and the Alsops dined at the White House.
1993 October 31, Maureen Dowd, “The WASP Descendancy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2022:
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
- Places in the United States of America: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
- Places in Canada: ▸ A ghost town in Alberta.
- Places in Canada: ▸ A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Places in Canada: ▸ A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
- Places in Canada: ▸ A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
- Places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
- Places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
- Places in the United Kingdom: ▸ A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).
- Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): ▸ A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.
- Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): ▸ A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
- Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): ▸ A town in South Australia.
- Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): ▸ A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
- (informal) Georgetown University.
Deriveds
Georgetown County · G/Town · Georgetowner
Synonyms
Translations (63)
da Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · el Τζώρτζταουν (capital of Guyana) · ar جُورْجْتَاوْن (district of Washington, DC) · ja ジョージタウン (capital of Guyana) · gd Baile Dheòrsa (capital of Guyana) · sh Џорџтаун (capital of Guyana) · ca Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · ka ჯორჯტაუნი (capital of Guyana) · fi Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · la Georgiopolis (capital of Guyana) · tk Джорджтаун (capital of Guyana) · ro Ӂеорӂетаун (capital of Guyana) · hy Ջորջտաուն (capital of Guyana) · es Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · fa جورج تائون (capital of Guyana) · cs Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · ja ジョージタウン (district of Washington, DC) · tg Ҷорҷтаун (capital of Guyana) · pt Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · sh Džordžtaun (capital of Guyana) · ro Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · ru Джо́рджтаун (capital of Guyana) · tg جارجتون (capital of Guyana) · ru Джо́рджтаун (district of Washington, DC) · he ג׳ורג׳ טאון (capital of Guyana) · ar جُورْج تَاوْن (district of Washington, DC) · el Τζόρτζταουν (capital of Guyana) · ast Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · mt Ġorġtawn (capital of Guyana) · uz Djordjtaun (capital of Guyana) · ar جُورْجْتَاوْن (capital of Guyana) · mr जॉर्जटाउन (district of Washington, DC) · fr Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · cmn 喬治敦 /乔治敦 (capital of Guyana) · ar جُورْج تَاوْن (capital of Guyana) · tk Jorjtaun (capital of Guyana) · ru Джорджта́ун (district of Washington, DC) · ru Джорджта́ун (capital of Guyana) · ps جورج ټون (capital of Guyana) · ckb جۆرج تاون (capital of Guyana) · lv Džordžtauna (capital of Guyana) · cmn 喬治敦 /乔治敦 (district of Washington, DC) · ps جورج ټاون (capital of Guyana) · lt Džordžtaunas (capital of Guyana) · az Ҹорҹтаун (capital of Guyana) · be Джорджтаўн (capital of Guyana) · mt Belt ta’ Ġorġ (capital of Guyana) · bg Джорджтаун (capital of Guyana) · az Corctaun (capital of Guyana) · ky Жоржтаун (capital of Guyana) · th จอร์จทาวน์ (capital of Guyana) · kmr Corctawn (capital of Guyana) · uk Джорджтаун (capital of Guyana) · it Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · nl Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · uz Джорджтаун (capital of Guyana) · mr जॉर्जटाउन (capital of Guyana) · ug جورجتاۋن (capital of Guyana) · de Georgetown (capital of Guyana) · fa جورج تاون (capital of Guyana) · eo Ĝorĝtaŭno (capital of Guyana) · ko 조지타운 (capital of Guyana) · ur جارج ٹاؤن (capital of Guyana)