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/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/
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The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom. The Guyanese government.
Usage- metonymically
A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.
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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.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Arkansas.
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.
Places in the United States of America: A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
Places in the United States of America: A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
Places in the United States of America: A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
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.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
Places in the United States of America: A village in Louisiana.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
Places in the United States of America: A city in Minnesota.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Mississippi.
Places in the United States of America: A town in New York.
Places in the United States of America: A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
Places in the United States of America: A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
Places in the United States of America: A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.
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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.
Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
Places in the United States of America: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
Places in the United States of America: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
Places in Canada: A ghost town in Alberta.
Places in Canada: A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Places in Canada: A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
Places in Canada: A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
Places in the United Kingdom: 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.
Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A town in South Australia.
Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
Georgetown University.
Usage- Informal