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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • The capital of the Cayman Islands, on Grand Cayman in the West Indies west of Jamaica. It is an international banking center.
  • The capital and largest city of Guyana, in the northern part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded by the British in 1781, it was called Stabroek while it was controlled by the Dutch and was renamed Georgetown in 1812.
  • A section of western Washington, DC, on the Potomac River. One of the original towns of the District of Columbia, it is known for its fashionable old houses and for Georgetown University (established 1789).

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  • proper noun The capital city of Guyana.
  • proper noun A district in Washington, D.C.
  • proper noun A city in Kentucky, USA, with a population of about 21,000.

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Examples

  • GEORGETOWN (August 11, 2010) - A state district judge in Georgetown has sentenced Bobby Joe

    KWTX - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • GEORGETOWN (August 11, 2010) - A state district judge in Georgetown has sentenced Bobby Joe

    KWTX - HomePage - Headlines 2010

  • GEORGETOWN - Almost always when Lindsey Wilson visits the Georgetown basketball men, the results have not been good.

    Kentucky.com: Homepage 2010

  • GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Barber shops across Georgetown, Guyana are buzzing with chatter about the latest trends, community happenings, neighbourhood gossip and now, ways to protect young people from HIV and AIDS.

    UNFPA News 2009

  • GEORGETOWN -- A Georgetown business owner received unanimous support Thursday for the construction of a 45-foot-tall building to accommodate construction equipment needed to handle his product.

    TheSunNews.com: Local 2009

  • GEORGETOWN -- Housing officials in Georgetown are gathering forces to rehabilitate dilapidated housing and provide safe shelter for people living under bridges or in wooded areas.

    TheSunNews.com: Local 2009

  • GEORGETOWN -- Housing officials in Georgetown are gathering forces to rehabilitate dilapidated housing and provide safe shelter for people living under bridges or in wooded areas.

    TheSunNews.com: Local 2009

  • GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Reports 'coming out of the privately owned woodlands hospital here in Georgetown revealed that judicial manager of CLICO Guyana, Maria van Beek, is stable after she was shot around 8 hours on Thursday.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2009

  • GEORGETOWN -- Housing officials in Georgetown are gathering forces to rehabilitate dilapidated housing and provide safe shelter for people living under bridges or in wooded areas.

    TheSunNews.com: Local 2009

  • GEORGETOWN -- Housing officials in Georgetown are gathering forces to rehabilitate dilapidated housing and provide safe shelter for people living under bridges or in wooded areas.

    TheSunNews.com: Local 2009

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