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Bridgetown
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English
<dab>
Etymology
From en bridge town or en Bridge town
Barbados From being named after en Tobias Bridge, and a former name, Indian Bridge, which in turn was named for a native bridge over the river en Careenage in Bridgetown.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bridgetown.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q36168 en capital city c/Barbados in parish/Saint Michael.
en former names Indian Bridge The Town of Saint Michael Town of Saint Michael Saint Michael
en informal The Town Town The City City
en metonym The Barbados government.
en place cc/England:
en hamlet par/Werrington co/Cornwall OS grid ref SX3489. OS: Cornwall
en suburb town/Totnes dist/South Hams co/Devon OS grid ref SX8160.
en hamlet par/Exton co/Somerset OS grid ref SS9233.
en place c/Ireland:
en village in eastern co/Clare Irish grid ref R 6468.
en locality south of x/Donegal co/Donegal Irish grid ref G 9271; appears on Irish maps
en village in southern co/Wexford Irish grid ref S 9909
en town shire:Pref/Bridgetown-Greenbushes r:suf/South West s/Western Australia.
en community co/Annapolis County p/Nova Scotia c/Canada.
en CDP twp:Suf/Green co/Hamilton County s/Ohio c/USA.
Derived terms
en Greater Bridgetown Greater Bridgetown Area City of Bridgetown Port of Bridgetown Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Translations
capital of Barbados
Arabic: ar بْرِيدْج تَاوْن f bridj tawn
Asturian: ast Bridgetown
Bulgarian: bg Бри́джтаун m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 布里奇敦 Bùlǐqídūn, cmn 橋鎮 Qiáozhèn
Czech: cs Bridgetown m
Danish: da Bridgetown
Esperanto: eo Briĝtaŭno
French: fr Bridgetown f
German: de Bridgetown
Greek: el Μπριτζτάουν n
Japanese: ja ブリッジタウン Burijjitaun
Korean: ko ^브리지타운
Lithuanian: lt Bridžtaunas m
Marathi: mr ब्रिजटाउन
Polish: pl Bridgetown n
Portuguese: pt Bridgetown f
Russian: ru Бри́джтаун m, ru Бриджта́ун m
Spanish: es Bridgetown
Vietnamese: vi Brít-giơ-tao
See also
en Bridgertown Bridgtown Bridgerton Bridgeton Bridgton
References
Further reading
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
Bričtaun
Proper noun
m-in bridgetownský
cs capital city c/Barbados Bridgetown
Declension
m.sg
Further reading
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :bor en:Bridgetown + 1
Pronunciation
Bridżtałn LL-Q809 (pol)-Jest Spoczko-Bridgetown.wav Bridge.town
Proper noun
n yes
pl capital city c/Barbados Bridgetown
Further reading
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt capital city c/Barbados Bridgetown
Spanish
es:
Pronunciation
Bríchtaun Bridge.town
Proper noun
es capital city c/Barbados Bridgetown