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. 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

Example Sentences

“Medicaid would definitely be on the chopping block,” said Edwin Park, a research professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

From Los Angeles Times

The term is such electoral kryptonite that a recently released study by researchers at Harvard and Georgetown found that politicians who use “Latinx” turn off Latino voters instead of attracting them.

From Los Angeles Times

Unfortunately for some families, it might be the only affordable option to handle their kin’s remains, said Lauren K. Bagian, a body donation researcher at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

From Salon

She was ranked the 29th most bipartisan House member in a survey done by Georgetown University; Chavez-DeRemer used that particular B-word or some variant a dozen times in an hourlong debate.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2019 study from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found that about 13% of men and women have doubts about women’s emotional suitability for politics.

From Los Angeles Times