Georgetown

American  

[jawrj-toun] / ˈdʒɔrdʒˌtaʊn /

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.

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Georgetown British  

/ ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn /

noun

1. Former name (until 1812): Stabroek.  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)

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Example Sentences

Mr. Barnett is faculty director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution and a co-author of “The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Graham Georgetown has vacancies from $422 a night and will be hosting a rooftop fireworks watch party.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, sitting on the couch with eyes closed, my thoughts take me back 45 years when I was at Georgetown University and met the woman who became my wife.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Kroenig is vice president and senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and a professor at Georgetown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. McManus is a visiting fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics, an adjunct professor of energy diplomacy at Georgetown University, and a former State Department official.

From The Wall Street Journal