Georgetown

[jawrj-toun]

noun

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

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

a residential section in the District of Columbia.

a town in N Kentucky.

a city in E South Carolina.

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

Guyana

[gahy-an-uh, -ah-nuh]

noun

an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.

Formerly British Guiana.

Related formsGuy·a·nese

[gahy-uh-neez, -nees] /ˌgaɪ əˈniz, -ˈnis/, noun, adjective

Can be confusedGuiana Guinea Guyana

Penang

[pi-nang, -nahng, pee-nahng]

noun

an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).

a state including this island and parts of the adjacent mainland: now part of Malaysia; formerly one of the Straits Settlements and part of the former Federation of Malaya. 400 sq. mi. (1036 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.

Malay Pinang.

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Examples from the Web for georgetown

Contemporary Examples of georgetown

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November 25, 2014
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October 21, 2014
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July 8, 2014
Two months later, Mrs. Kennedy announced that she was giving up her home in Georgetown and moving to New York.
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May 29, 2014

Historical Examples of georgetown

It was, all felt, a good thing to have a Mr. Abel in Georgetown.
Green Mansions
W. H. Hudson
Georgetown was abandoned; the monsters were in complete control.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930
Various
How is it that you have lived in Georgetown five years, and have not known him?
Among the Pines
James R. Gilmore
And the only society which she might enjoy was in Georgetown, two miles away.
Union and Democracy
Allen Johnson
Mt. Zion in Georgetown had been acting as an organized church since 1816.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
Various

British Dictionary definitions for georgetown

Georgetown

noun

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)Former name (until 1812): Stabroek

Guyana

noun

a republic in NE South America, on the Atlantic: colonized chiefly by the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries; became a British colony in 1831 and an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1966. Official language: English. Religions: Christian and Hindu. Currency: dollar. Capital: Georgetown. Pop: 739 903 (2013 est). Area: about 215 000 sq km (83 000 sq miles)Former name (until 1966): British Guiana

Penang

noun

Also called: Pulau Pinang a state of Peninsular Malaysia: consists of the island of Penang and the province Wellesley on the mainland, which first united administratively in 1798 as a British colony. Capital: George Town. Pop: 1 313 449 (2000). Area: 1030 sq km (398 sq miles)

a forested island off the NW coast of Malaya, in the Strait of Malacca. Area: 293 sq km (113 sq miles)Former name (until about 1867): Prince of Wales Island

another name for George Town

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Word Origin and History for georgetown

Guyana

from a native word perhaps meaning "respectable."