Georgetown — English Dictionary

Georgetown
Pronunciations
  • /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

Proper noun

  1. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

  2. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom. The Guyanese government.

    Usage
    • metonymically
  3. A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

  4. The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.

    Examples
    More examples (1)

    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.

  5. Places in the United States of America: A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.

  6. Places in the United States of America: A town in Arkansas.

  7. 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.

  8. Places in the United States of America: A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.

  9. Places in the United States of America: A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.

  10. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..

  11. Places in the United States of America: A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.

  12. 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.

  13. Places in the United States of America: A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.

  14. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.

  15. Places in the United States of America: A village in Louisiana.

  16. Places in the United States of America: A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

  17. Places in the United States of America: A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.

  18. Places in the United States of America: A city in Minnesota.

  19. Places in the United States of America: A town in Mississippi.

  20. Places in the United States of America: A town in New York.

  21. Places in the United States of America: A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.

  22. Places in the United States of America: A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

  23. Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

  24. Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

  25. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.

  26. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.

  27. Places in the United States of America: A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.

    Examples

    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.

  28. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.

  29. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.

  30. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.

  31. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.

  32. Places in the United States of America: A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.

  33. Places in the United States of America: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.

  34. Places in the United States of America: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.

  35. Places in Canada: A ghost town in Alberta.

  36. Places in Canada: A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.

  37. Places in Canada: A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.

  38. Places in Canada: A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.

  39. Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).

  40. Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).

  41. Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).

  42. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.

  43. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.

  44. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A town in South Australia.

  45. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

  46. Georgetown University.

    Usage
    • Informal

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