"George Town" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Both capitals were named after King George III of the United Kingdom. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=George Town}} George Town
  1. The capital of the Cayman Islands. Categories (place): Cities in the Cayman Islands, Places in the Cayman Islands, Territorial capitals
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  2. The capital of Penang, Malaysia. Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Penang, Places in Malaysia, Places in Penang Translations (capital of Penang, Malaysia): 喬治市 /乔治市 (Qiáozhìshì) (Chinese Mandarin), ჯორჯტაუნი (ǯorǯṭauni) (Georgian), ジョージタウン (jōjitaun) (Japanese), 조지타운 (jojitaun) (Korean), George Town (Malay), जॉर्जटाउन (jŏrjaṭāun) (Marathi), Джо́рджтаун (Džórdžtaun) (Russian), ஜோர்ஜ் டவுன் (jōrj ṭavuṉ) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-George_Town-en-name-6ZI6lSR5 Categories (other): State capitals of Malaysia Disambiguation of 'capital of Penang, Malaysia': 15 84 1
  3. A town and local government area (George Town Council) in northern Tasmania, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Tasmania, Towns in Australia, Towns in Tasmania
    Sense id: en-George_Town-en-name-XxPGefbD Categories (other): Local government areas of Australia, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 0 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 0 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 34 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 53 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 2 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 0 47
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