Georgetown

[jawrj-toun]

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.

Georgetown

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Before leading the district of around 30,000 students in Iowa, he had previously worked as an educator in four other states, and earned college degrees and credits from universities including Georgetown and Harvard.

From BBC

“If the Department of Justice and any prosecution entity is functioning properly, then that entity is investigating crimes and not people,” said John Hasnas, a law professor at Georgetown University.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s probably what I looked like at Polly’s Freeze, a retro roadside eatery in Georgetown, Indiana, right across the river from Louisville.

From Salon

“The 14th Amendment was designed to wrap Black people in citizenship and having the same rights that white people do,” Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin explains.

From Salon

“Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston. Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson. Villanova beat Georgetown,” he said referring to sports upsets in boxing and college basketball.

From Los Angeles Times