Germantown

American  

[jur-muhn-toun] / ˈdʒɜr mənˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777.

2. a town in SW Tennessee.

3. a town in SE Wisconsin.

4. Informal. any U.S. city neighborhood heavily populated with persons of German descent.

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Example Sentences

The 35-year-old in Germantown, Md., wanted a more aggressive alarm clock after sleeping through an important meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also here are Anna and John Lane, a husband and wife, both of whom were at the Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was wounded at Germantown and received a pension from Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal

I sat next to Allen and Stephanie, a couple from the Memphis suburb of Germantown.

From Slate

Ted Hirsch, 63, of Boston, and Ed Gabriels, 62, of Germantown, New York, have been competing against each other for about seven years This year, Gabriels beat Hirsh in the 200-meter freestyle.

From Seattle Times