Georgetown
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: homophone: George Town
ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/
Etymology: From George + town.
Senses: synonyms: word: G/Town
glosses: The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
glosses: A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 2023, Martin MacInnes, In Ascension, Atlantic Books, page 467:
glosses: The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
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A town in Arkansas.
glosses: 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.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, United States, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A city in Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
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A village in Louisiana.
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A town in Maine.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town in Massachusetts.
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A city in Minnesota.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town in Mississippi.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town in New York.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
glosses: Places in the United States of America:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
glosses: Places in Canada:
A ghost town in Alberta.
glosses: Places in Canada:
A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
glosses: Places in Canada:
A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
glosses: Places in Canada:
A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
glosses: Places in the United Kingdom:
A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
glosses: Places in the United Kingdom:
A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
glosses: Places in the United Kingdom:
A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).
glosses: Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):
A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.
glosses: Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):
A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
glosses: Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):
A town in South Australia.
glosses: Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):
A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
glosses: Georgetown University.
Derived terms: Georgetown County
Georgetowner
G/Town