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george town

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables
george -town
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital of the Cayman Islands.

name

The capital of Penang, Malaysia.

name

A town and local government area (George Town Council) in northern Tasmania, Australia.

name

A neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Etymology

From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.

Homonyms

Georgetown

Questions

What does george town mean?
The capital of the Cayman Islands.
Where does george town come from?
From George + town, both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom.

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