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Adamstown
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English
Etymology
en :af Adam -s- town :af Adams town 1
From en Adam -s- town or en Adams town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams (mutineer) John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.
Pronunciation
en /ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/
en Adams town
Proper noun
The capital and only settlement of the en Pitcairn Islands.
en village co/Wexford c/Ireland.
en census-designated place s/Maryland.
en borough s/Pennsylvania.
en suburb of city/Newcastle in the city:Pref/Lake Macquarie and the city:Pref/Newcastle state/New South Wales country/Australia.
Derived terms
en Adamstown Heights
Translations
capital of the Pitcairn Islands
Esperanto: eo Adamstaŭno
village in County Wexford, Ireland
Irish: ga Maigh Arnaí f
census-designated place in Maryland
borough in Pennsylvania
Anagrams
en aadmnostw Tswanadom
en eponyms
en Pitcairn Islands