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Georgetown

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

Georgetown proper noun: the capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

Proper noun

Georgetown

  1. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
    Synonyms:
    G/Town
    1. (metonymically) The Guyanese government.
  2. A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  3. 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
  4. A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
  5. A town in Arkansas.
  6. A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.
  7. A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
  8. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
  9. A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
  10. A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
  11. A city in Vermilion County, Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
  12. A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
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  1. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
  2. A village in Louisiana.
  3. A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
  4. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  5. A city in Minnesota.
  6. A town in Mississippi.
  7. A town in New York.
  8. A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
  9. A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
  13. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
  14. 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
  15. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
  16. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
  17. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  18. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
  19. A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
  20. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
  22. A ghost town in Alberta.
  23. A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  24. A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
  25. A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
  26. A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
  27. A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
  28. A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).
  29. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.
  30. A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
  31. A town in South Australia.
  32. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  33. (informal) Georgetown University.

Georgetown meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Pashto and Arabic

Georgetown in Marathi

capital of Guyana
जॉर्जटाउन jŏrjaṭāun
district of Washington, DC
जॉर्जटाउन jŏrjaṭāun

Georgetown in Urdu

capital of Guyana
جارج ٹاؤن jārj ṭāun

Georgetown in Pashto

capital of Guyana
جورج ټون jorj ṭaun, جورج ټاون jorj ṭāūn

Georgetown in Arabic

capital of Guyana
جُورْجْتَاوْن jurjtawn, جُورْج تَاوْن jurj tawn
district of Washington, DC
جُورْجْتَاوْن jurjtawn, جُورْج تَاوْن jurj tawn
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Georgetown in Persian
جورج تاون jorj tâun, جورج تائون jorj tâ'un
Georgetown in Thai
จอร์จทาวน์ jòttaao

Synonyms of Georgetown

Origin of Georgetown

From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.

Words formed from Georgetown

Questions about Georgetown

What does Georgetown mean?
Georgetown means the capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
What is Georgetown in Marathi?
Georgetown in Marathi is जॉर्जटाउन (jŏrjaṭāun). See Georgetown meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Georgetown?
Georgetown is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Georgetown?
Georgetown is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/.

Words near Georgetown in the dictionary

  1. Georges Mills
  2. Georges Plains
  3. Georges River
  4. Georgescu
  5. Georgeson
  6. Georgetown
  7. Georgetown County
  8. Georgetowner
  9. Georgetowners
  10. Georgetta
  11. georgette

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