George Town

[jawrj-toun]

George·town

[jawrj-toun]
noun
1.
Also, George Town. a seaport in and the capital of the state of Penang, in NW Malaysia. 250,578.
2.
a seaport in and the capital of Guyana, at the mouth of the Demerara. 182,000.
3.
a residential section in the District of Columbia.
4.
a town in N Kentucky. 10,972.
5.
a city in E South Carolina. 10,144.
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6.
a town in and the capital of the Cayman Islands, West Indies, on Grand Cayman. 3975.
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George Town
 
n
1.  Also called: Penang a port in NW Malaysia, capital of Penang state, in NE Penang Island: the first chartered city of the Malayan federation. Pop: 162 000 (2005 est)
2.  the capital of the Cayman Islands: a port on Grand Cayman Island. Pop: 30 600 (2004 est)

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