Georgetown

See also: George Town

English

Etymology

From George +‎ town.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: George Town
• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Georgetown

1. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
2. A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
3. The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.
4. Places in the United States of America:
   1. A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
   2. A town in Arkansas.
   3. A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.
   4. A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
   5. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
   6. A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, United States, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
   7. A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
   8. A city in Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
   9. A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
   10. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
   11. A village in Louisiana.
   12. A town in Maine.
   13. A town in Massachusetts.
   14. A city in Minnesota.
   15. A town in Mississippi.
   16. A town in New York.
   17. A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
   18. A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
   19. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
   20. A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
   21. A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
   22. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
   23. A historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.
   24. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
   25. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
   26. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
   27. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
   28. A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
   29. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
   30. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
5. Places in Canada:
   1. A ghost town in Alberta.
   2. A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
   3. A community of Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
   4. A community of Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
6. Places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
   2. A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
   3. A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).
7. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):
   1. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.
   2. A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
   3. A town in South Australia.
   4. A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.
8. (informal) Georgetown University.

Derived terms

• Georgetown County
• Georgetowner

Translations

capital of Guyana

• Arabic: جُورْجْتَاوْن m (jurjtawn), جُورْج تَاوْن m (jurj tawn)
• Armenian: Ջորջտաուն (J̌orǰtaun)
• Azerbaijani: Corctaun, Ҹорҹтаун
• Belarusian: Джорджтаўн (Džórdžtaŭn)
• Bulgarian: Джорджтаун (Džordžtaun)
• Catalan: Georgetown
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬治敦／乔治敦 (zh) (Qiáozhìdūn)

• Czech: Georgetown m
• Danish: Georgetown
• Dutch: Georgetown
• Esperanto: Ĝorĝtaŭno
• Finnish: Georgetown
• French: Georgetown (fr)
• Georgian: ჯორჯტაუნი (ǯorǯṭauni)
• German: Georgetown (de)
• Greek: Τζόρτζταουν (Tzórtztaoun)

  Katharevousa: Τζώρτζταουν (Tzórtztaoun)

• Hebrew: ג׳ורג׳ טאון
• Italian: Georgetown
• Japanese: ジョージタウン (ja) (Jōjitaun)
• Korean: 조지타운 (ko) (Jojitaun)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: جۆرج تاون (corc tawn)

  Northern Kurdish: Corctawn

• Kyrgyz: Жоржтаун (Jorjtaun)
• Latin: Georgiopolis
• Latvian: Džordžtauna
• Lithuanian: Džordžtaunas
• Maltese: Ġorġtawn, Belt ta’ Ġorġ
• Marathi: जॉर्जटाउन n (jŏrjaṭāun)
• Pashto: جورج ټون (jorj ṭaun), جورج ټاون (jorj ṭāūn)
• Persian: جورج تاون (jorj tâun), جورج تائون (jorj tâ'un)
• Portuguese: Georgetown (pt)
• Romanian: Georgetown (ro)

  Cyrillic: Ӂеорӂетаун (Georgetaun)

• Russian: Джо́рджтаун (ru) m (Džórdžtaun), Джорджта́ун (ru) m (Džordžtáun)
• Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dheòrsa
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Џорџтаун m

  Roman: Džordžtaun m

• Spanish: Georgetown (es)
• Tajik: Ҷорҷтаун (Jorjtaun), جارجتون
• Thai: จอร์จทาวน์ (jòttaao)
• Turkmen: Джорджтаун, Jorjtaun
• Ukrainian: Джорджтаун (Džordžtaun)
• Urdu: جارج ٹاؤن (jārj ṭāun)
• Uyghur: جورجتاۋن (jorjtawn)
• Uzbek: Джорджтаун (Djordjtaun), Djordjtaun

district of Washington, DC

• Arabic: جُورْجْتَاوْن m (jurjtawn), جُورْج تَاوْن m (jurj tawn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬治敦／乔治敦 (zh) (Qiáozhìdūn)

• Japanese: ジョージタウン (ja) (Jōjitaun)
• Marathi: जॉर्जटाउन (jŏrjaṭāun)
• Russian: Джо́рджтаун (ru) m (Džórdžtaun), Джорджта́ун (ru) m (Džordžtáun)

See also

• Georgetown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʒort͡ʃtau̯n]

Proper noun

Georgetown m inan (related adjective georgetownský)

1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

Declension

Declension of Georgetown (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Georgetown
genitive	Georgetownu
dative	Georgetownu
accusative	Georgetown
vocative	Georgetowne
locative	Georgetownu
instrumental	Georgetownem

Further reading

• “Georgetown”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔr.t͡ʂtawn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrt͡ʂtawn
• Syllabification: George‧town

Proper noun

Georgetown m inan (indeclinable)

1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

References

• Georgetown in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Georgetown f

1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈʃoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoɾt͡ʃtaun/ [ˈʒoɾt͡ʃ.t̪ãũn]

• Rhymes: -oɾtʃtaun

Proper noun

Georgetown ?

1. Georgetown (the capital city of Guyana)