St. George's
English
Etymology
The town in Newfoundland is named for its close proximity to Cape St. George and St. George's Bay.
The civil parish of Prince Edward Island is named after Saint George (died 303). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɪnt ˈdʒɔɹdʒɪz/
- Hyphenation: St. George's
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒɪz
- Homophones: St Georges, St. Georges
Proper noun
- The capital city of Grenada.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
- A town in Bermuda.
Derived terms
Translations
capital of Grenada
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Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English St. George's.
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