Georgetown

George Town English <dab!> Etymology From en George town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom. Pronunciation en George Town en /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/ jôrg′toun′George·town 271 1 en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Georgetown.wav Southern England en LL-Q7976 (mis)-Lurkingherern-Georgetown.wav US Proper noun en Q10717en capital city c/Guyana ; named for George III of the United Kingdom. en G/Town informal en metonymy The Guyanese government. en Q2495209en town isl/Saint Vincent c/Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. en Q695774en capital city terr/Ascension Island ; named for George III. en 2023 Martin MacInnes In Ascension Atlantic Books 467 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: en village s/Alaska ; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan. en town s/Arkansas. en CDP co/El Dorado County s/California c/US ; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby. en Q1010521en A territorial charter <<municipality>>, the <<county seat>> of co/Clear Creek County s/Colorado ; named for founder George Griffith. en Q755587en town/county seat co/Sussex County s/Delaware ; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell. en city/county seat co/Quitman County s/Georgia named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. en city s/Idaho ; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon. en Q577709en city co/Vermilion County s/Illinois ; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city. en town s/Indiana ; named for George Waltz, who platted the town. en Q877247en city/county seat co/Scott County s/Kentucky ; named for George Washington. TopoZone: Georgetown, Kentucky en village s/Louisiana. en town co/Sagadahoc County s/Maine. en Q2303624en town co/Essex County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Georgetown, Massachusetts en city s/Minnesota. en town s/Mississippi. en town s/New York. en Q1023488en village/county seat co/Brown County s/Ohio ; named for the city in Kentucky. en bor in co/Beaver County s/Pennsylvania. en CDP county/Lancaster County s/Pennsylvania. en CDP county/Luzerne County s/Pennsylvania. en Q603389en city/county seat co/Georgetown County s/South Carolina ; named for George III. en Q990898en city/county seat co/Williamson County s/Texas ; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock. en Q1468648en neighborhood city/Washington, D.C. ; named for George II of Great Britain. en Maureen Dowd The WASP Descendancy w:The New York Times 1993-10-31 https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/31/magazine/on-washington-the-wasp-descendancy.html 0362-4331 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124102812/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/31/magazine/on-washington-the-wasp-descendancy.html en unincorporated community county/Berkeley County s/West Virginia. en unincorporated community county/Lewis County s/West Virginia. en unincorporated community county/Marshall County s/West Virginia. en unincorporated community county/Monongalia County s/West Virginia ; named for early settler George Pratt. en town county/Polk County s/Wisconsin. en town county/Price County s/Wisconsin. en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Georgetown Township. Places in Canada: en ghost town p/Alberta. en village p/Newfoundland and Labrador. en community p/Ontario ; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy (businessman) George Kennedy. en community p/Prince Edward Island ; named for George III. Places in the United Kingdom: en suburb town/Tredegar cobor/Blaenau Gwent cc/Wales OS grid ref SO1408. en suburb town/Merthyr Tydfil cobor/Merthyr Tydfil cc/Wales, alternative spelling George Town OS grid ref SO0406. OS: Merthyr en suburb town/Dumfries carea/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland OS grid ref NX9975. OS: Dumfries Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): en suburb city/Newcastle s/New South Wales c/Australia ; named for landowner George Moate. en town s/Queensland ; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George. en town s/South Australia. en suburb city/Invercargill r/Southland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map en Q333886en informal Georgetown University. Derived terms en Georgetown County en Georgetowner en G/Town Translations capital of Guyana Arabic: ar جُورْجْتَاوْن m jurjtawn, ar جُورْج تَاوْن m jurj tawn Armenian: hy Ջորջտաուն Asturian: ast Georgetown Azerbaijani: az Corctaun, az Ҹорҹтаун Belarusian: be Джорджтаўн Bulgarian: bg Джорджтаун Catalan: ca Georgetown Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 喬治敦 Qiáozhìdūn Czech: cs Georgetown m Danish: da Georgetown Dutch: nl Georgetown Esperanto: eo Ĝorĝtaŭno Finnish: fi Georgetown French: fr Georgetown Georgian: ka ჯორჯტაუნი German: de Georgetown Greek: el Τζόρτζταουν Katharevousa: el Τζώρτζταουν Hebrew: he ג׳ורג׳ טאון Italian: it Georgetown Japanese: ja ジョージタウン Jōjitaun Korean: ko ^조지타운 Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb جۆرج تاون Northern Kurdish: kmr Corctawn Kyrgyz: ky Жоржтаун Latin: la Georgiopolis Latvian: lv Džordžtauna Lithuanian: lt Džordžtaunas Maltese: mt Ġorġtawn, mt Belt ta' Ġorġ Marathi: mr जॉर्जटाउन n Pashto: ps جورج ټون jorj ṭaun, ps جورج ټاون jorj ṭāūn Persian: fa جورج تاون jorj tâun, fa جورج تائون jorj tâ'un Portuguese: pt Georgetown Romanian: ro Georgetown Cyrillic: ro Ӂеорӂетаун Russian: ru Джо́рджтаун m, ru Джорджта́ун m Scottish Gaelic: gd Baile Dheòrsa Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Џорџтаун m Latin: sh Džordžtaun m Spanish: es Georgetown Tajik: tg Ҷорҷтаун, tg جارجتون Thai: th จอร์จทาวน์ jòttaao Turkmen: tk Джорджтаун, tk Jorjtaun Ukrainian: uk Джорджтаун Urdu: ur جارج ٹاؤن jārj ṭāun Uyghur: ug جورجتاۋن Uzbek: uz Джорджтаун, uz Djordjtaun district of Washington, DC Arabic: ar جُورْجْتَاوْن m jurjtawn, ar جُورْج تَاوْن m jurj tawn Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 喬治敦 Qiáozhìdūn Japanese: ja ジョージタウン Jōjitaun Marathi: mr जॉर्जटाउन Russian: ru Джо́рджтаун m, ru Джорджта́ун m See also References Further reading Georgetown 672 3 en eponyms en Universities Czech cs: Pronunciation Džorčtaun Proper noun m-in georgetownský cs capital city c/Guyana Georgetown Declension m.sg Further reading Polish pl: Pronunciation Dżordżtałn LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Georgetown.wav George.town Proper noun m-in yes pl capital city c/Guyana Georgetown References Portuguese Proper noun f pt capital city c/Guyana Georgetown Spanish es: Pronunciation Yorchtaun George.town Proper noun es capital city c/Guyana Georgetown