Georgetown

[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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Guy·a·na

[gahy-an-uh, -ah-nuh]
noun
an independent republic on the NE coast of South America: a former British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 706,116; 82,978 sq. mi. (214,913 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
Formerly, British Guiana.

Guy·a·nese [gahy-uh-neez, -nees] , noun, adjective

Guiana, Guinea, Guyana.

Pe·nang

[pi-nang, -nahng, pee-nahng]
noun
1.
an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
2.
a state including this island and parts of the adjacent mainland: now part of Malaysia; formerly one of the Straits Settlements and part of the former Federation of Malaya. 911,586; 400 sq. mi. (1036 sq. km). Capital: Georgetown.
Malay, Pinang.
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Georgetown (ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn)
 
n
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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