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Georgetown

Georgetown

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A historic, rich neighborhood in northwest Washington DC with cobblestone streets and shops
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡɔrdʒtaʊn/
: Georgetown (Washington D. C.)
  • Georgetown is famous for its elegant cobblestone streets and charming architecture.
  • Georgetown University
  • Georgetown Law
  • Georgetown Law Center

The first job they put me in is working for a big law firm in Georgetown.

Examples

  • And after that, at home in Georgetown, all those people came.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I'm John Thompson from Georgetown University.

    He Got Game (1998)

  • We can hang out and party in Georgetown.

    Goats (2012)

  • Depending on the available teaching positions, he might never live in Georgetown again.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I just graduated from Georgetown.

    Dirty Dancing (2017)

  • When the temperature dropped in Georgetown, nighttime was on its way.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She's taken them to the house in Georgetown.

    Jackie (2016)

  • Let's go to Georgetown.

    The X-Files (1998)

  • The four connected townhouses sit behind gates on a tree-lined street in Georgetown.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Chester A. Crocker is the James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

    Academic text (2003)

Surface Forms

Georgetown main

Morphology

Georgetown = George + town (transparent) = George + town

As a neighborhood name, it is transparently the compound 'George' + 'town' indicating a place named for George.

Etymology

Georgetown breaks into George + town, so it basically means 'town of George'. The historic neighbourhood in Washington, D.C. was named in the 1700s for King George, and the name keeps that old connection even though the area is now a lively city district.