Definition of "Georgetown"

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

A town in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.  examples

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

Places in the United States of America:

1. A village in Alaska; named for traders George Hoffman, George Fredericks, and George Morgan.  examples

2. A town in Arkansas.  examples

3. A census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States; named for British politician George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby.  examples

4. A territorial charter municipality, the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado; named for founder George Griffith.  examples

5. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware; named for Delaware statesman George Mitchell.  examples

6. A city, the county seat of Quitman County, Georgia, United States, named for the neighborhood of Washington, D.C..  examples

7. A city in Idaho; named for George Q. Cannon, an early high-ranking Mormon.  examples

8. A city in Illinois; perhaps named for landowner George Beckwith, or George Haworth, son of James Haworth, who platted the city.  examples

9. A town in Indiana; named for George Waltz, who platted the town.  examples

10. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Kentucky; named for George Washington.  examples

11. A village in Louisiana.  examples

12. A town in Maine.  examples

13. A town in Massachusetts.  examples

14. A city in Minnesota.  examples

15. A town in Mississippi.  examples

16. A town in New York.  examples

17. A village, the county seat of Brown County, Ohio; named for the city in Kentucky.  examples

18. A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  examples

19. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  examples

20. A census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  examples

21. A city, the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina; named for George III.  examples

22. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Texas; named for landowner George Washington Glasscock.  examples

23. A historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C.; named for George II of Great Britain.  examples

24. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.  examples

25. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.  examples

26. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.  examples

27. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia; named for early settler George Pratt.  examples

28. A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.  examples

29. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.  examples

30. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Georgetown Township.  examples

Places in Canada:

1. A ghost town in Alberta.  examples

2. A village in Newfoundland and Labrador.  examples

3. A community in Ontario; named for Canadian businessman George Kennedy.  examples

4. A community in Prince Edward Island; named for George III.  examples

Places in the United Kingdom:

1. A suburb of Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1408).  examples

2. A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil county borough, Wales, alternative spelling George Town (OS grid ref SO0406).  examples

3. A suburb of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9975).  examples

Places in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia):

1. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for landowner George Moate.  examples

2. A town in Queensland; named for early gold commissioner Howard St George.  examples

3. A town in South Australia.  examples

4. A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand.  examples

(informal) Georgetown University.  examples