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georgetown

/ˈdʒɔɹdʒˌtaʊn/

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What does georgetown mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
  2. The Guyanese government.
  3. A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
More meanings (43)

proper noun

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

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/ˈdʒɔɹdʒˌtaʊn/

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He studied law, was admitted to the bar at Frederick, subsequently moved to Georgetown, and was district attorney for three terms.
John A. CarpenterThe Star-Spangled BannerProject Gutenberg ebook #727
As the physicians did not like to visit him on his plantation, he was carried into Georgetown to be near them.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846
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While at Georgetown, however, it is recorded that he replenished his wardrobe, and fitted himself out with a becoming suit of regimentals.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
It was known to very few that Marion employed him often to gain intelligence from the enemy in Georgetown and other places.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923
The sun does not rise in Georgetown till eleven now; I doubt if it rises there at all in the winter!
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755