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Georgetown.

The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

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name/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/
  1. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

  2. The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom. The Guyanese government.

    metonymically
  3. A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

  4. The capital city of Ascension Island; named for George III.

  5. Places in the United States of America: A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.

  6. Places in the United States of America: A town in Arkansas.

  7. Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.

  8. Places in the United States of America: A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.

  9. Places in the United States of America: A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.

  10. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..

  11. Places in the United States of America: A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.

  12. Places in the United States of America: A city in Vermilion County, Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.

  13. Places in the United States of America: A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.

  14. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.

  15. Places in the United States of America: A village in Louisiana.

  16. Places in the United States of America: A town in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

  17. Places in the United States of America: A town in Essex County, Massachusetts.

  18. Places in the United States of America: A city in Minnesota.

  19. Places in the United States of America: A town in Mississippi.

  20. Places in the United States of America: A town in New York.

  21. Places in the United States of America: A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.

  22. Places in the United States of America: A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

  23. Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

  24. Places in the United States of America: A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

  25. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.

  26. Places in the United States of America: A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.

  27. Places in the United States of America: A neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.

  28. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.

  29. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.

  30. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.

  31. Places in the United States of America: An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.

  32. Places in the United States of America: A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.

  33. Places in the United States of America: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.

  34. Places in the United States of America: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.

  35. Places in Canada: A ghost town in Alberta.

  36. Places in Canada: A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.

  37. Places in Canada: A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.

  38. Places in Canada: A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.

  39. Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).

  40. Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).

  41. Places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).

  42. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.

  43. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.

  44. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A town in South Australia.

  45. Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia): A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

  46. Georgetown University.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.

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