Germantown
Americannoun
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a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777.
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a town in SW Tennessee.
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a town in SE Wisconsin.
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Informal. any U.S. city neighborhood heavily populated with persons of German descent.
Example Sentences
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Max Moran, a 23-year-old across the Ohio state line in Germantown, Kentucky, who shares activism tips with Sharp and Baker in their Facebook messaging group, said he hasn’t used chatbots much for his research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The 35-year-old in Germantown, Md., wanted a more aggressive alarm clock after sleeping through an important meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
I sat next to Allen and Stephanie, a couple from the Memphis suburb of Germantown.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
Sections of Germantown already had been allowed to resume using water before the general all-clear was delivered Thursday afternoon.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
The president recognized the mortal danger federal employees faced and urged department heads to move their offices from Philadelphia to Germantown, some five miles away.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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