George Town
Britishnoun
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Also called: Penang. a port in NW Malaysia, capital of Penang state, in NE Penang Island: the first chartered city of the Malayan federation. Pop: 162 000 (2005 est)
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the capital of the Cayman Islands: a port on Grand Cayman Island. Pop: 30 600 (2004 est)
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The Associated Press observed players, coaches and support personnel walking from their charter flight to a bus at the airport in George Town, Grand Cayman, after they landed on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
Along with the 40,000-population Caymans Islands capital of George Town, it is taking advantage of the new rules permitting entries from British overseas territories.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021
Josh Sargent scored the first of his two goals 34 seconds in and Jordan Morris also had two goals Tuesday night in a 4-0 rout of Cuba at George Town, Cayman Islands.
From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2019
The match on Tuesday has been moved to George Town, Cayman Islands, because of problems with the stadium lights in Havana.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2019
James Dunlop, a cousin of Robert Peter, also had come from his home Garnkirke, near Glasgow, first to New York, then to George Town about 1783 and established himself in this same lucrative exporting business.
From A Portrait of Old George Town by Peter, Grace Dunlop
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