# Georgetown
## English
### Etymology

From George +‎ town.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Georgetown
* The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
* A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
* 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.
* Places in the United States of America:
** A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
** A town in Arkansas.
** A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.
** A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
** A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
** A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, United States, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
** A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
** A city in Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
** A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
** A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
** A village in Louisiana.
** A town in Maine.
** A town in Massachusetts.
** A city in Minnesota.
** A town in Mississippi.
** A town in New York.
** A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
** A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
** A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
** A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
** A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
** A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
** A historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.
** An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
** A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
* Places in Canada:
** A ghost town in Alberta.
** A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
** A community of Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
** A community of Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
* Places in the United Kingdom:
** A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
** A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
** 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.
** A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
** A town in South Australia.
** A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.
* (informal) Georgetown University.

#### Derived terms

* Georgetown County
* Georgetowner

#### Translations
### See also

* Georgetown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* ↑ OS: Merthyr
* ↑ OS: Dumfries
* ↑ NZ Topo Map

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdʒort͡ʃtau̯n]

### Proper noun

Georgetown m inan (relational adjective georgetownský)
* Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Georgetown”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Polish
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Georgetown m inan (indeclinable)
* Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

### References

* Georgetown in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Georgetown f
* Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Georgetown ?
* Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)