Georgetown

American  

[jawrj-taun] / ˈdʒɔrdʒˌtaʊn /

noun

1. Also George Town a seaport in and the capital of the state of Penang, in NW Malaysia.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Guyana, at the mouth of the Demerara.

3. a residential section in the District of Columbia.

4. a town in N Kentucky.

5. a city in E South Carolina.

6. a town in and the capital of the Cayman Islands, West Indies, on Grand Cayman.

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Georgetown British  

/ ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn /

noun

1. Former name (until 1812): Stabroek. the capital and chief port of Guyana, at the mouth of the Demerara River: became capital of the Dutch colonies of Essequibo and Demerara in 1784; seat of the University of Guyana. Pop: 237 000 (2005 est)

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Georgetown

DeMaio grew up in Orange County, attended a Jesuit school in Maryland and graduated from Georgetown University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

In fact, it was so important to her and her husband that grandparents were nearby that they gave her in-laws some money to help them buy a slightly more expensive house in Georgetown.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Kristin Malin, who lives in Georgetown and attended the event Monday, said she recalled the time before unmarried women could access even contraception.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

"That's the hardest part," requiring "more forces and more complex calculations," explained Kathleen Curlee, a senior analyst at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Randy Susskind interned with us as a law student when he was at Georgetown University and became a staff attorney right out of law school.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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