Georgetown
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Georgetown
- /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/
Sounds like George Town
Where it comes from
From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.
proper noun
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The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
Similar: G/Town
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The Guyanese government.
Similar: G/Town
- A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III. 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.
- A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.
- A town in Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.
- A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.
- A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.
- A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
- A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.
- A city in Vermilion County, Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.
- A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.
- A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.
- A village in Louisiana.
- A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
- A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Minnesota.
- A town in Mississippi.
- A town in New York.
- A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.
- A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.
- A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.
- A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain. 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.
- An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.
- A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.
- A ghost town in Alberta.
- A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.
- A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.
- A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).
- A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).
- A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).
- A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.
- A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.
- A town in South Australia.
- A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
- Georgetown University.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stabroek, town, horry, george, georges, g-town, gtown, gu, hoyas, guyana, guy., guyanas, farmer george, geor., gren., government house
Translations
Every language
name capital of Guyana
| Español | Georgetown |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조지타운 Jojitaun |
| 日本語 | ジョージタウン Jōjitaun |
| 中文 | 喬治敦 /乔治敦 Qiáozhìdūn |
| Português | Georgetown |
| Français | Georgetown |
| Deutsch | Georgetown |
| Italiano | Georgetown |
| Ελληνικά | Τζόρτζταουν Tzórtztaoun |
| Română | Georgetown |
| Русский | Джо́рджтаун Džórdžtaun, Джорджта́ун Džordžtáun |
| العربية | جُورْجْتَاوْن jurjtawn, جُورْج تَاوْن jurj tawn |
| עברית | ג׳ורג׳ טאון |
name district of Washington, DC
| 日本語 | ジョージタウン Jōjitaun |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 喬治敦 /乔治敦 Qiáozhìdūn |
| Русский | Джо́рджтаун Džórdžtaun, Джорджта́ун Džordžtáun |
| العربية | جُورْجْتَاوْن jurjtawn, جُورْج تَاوْن jurj tawn |
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title = {Georgetown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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