"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
    Sense id: en-George_Town-en-name-TT535kx6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 100 0
  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 (Chinese Mandarin), 乔治市 (Qiáozhìshì) (Chinese Mandarin), ჯორჯტაუნი (ǯorǯṭauni) (Georgian), ジョージタウン (jōjitaun) (Japanese), 조지타운 (jojitaun) (Korean), George Town (Malay), 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': 17 83

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