(n) Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303), Syn. Saint George, St. George

george

(n) King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952), Syn. George VI

george

(n) King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936), Syn. George V

george

(n) King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830), Syn. George IV

george

(n) King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820), Syn. George III

george

(n) King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760), Syn. George II

george

(n) Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727), Syn. George I

georgetown

(n) a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.

georgetown

(n) port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana, Syn. Stabroek, Example:the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812

george town

(n) the capital of the Cayman Islands

georgette

(n) a thin silk dress material

george washington bridge

(n) a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey

st. george's

(n) the capital and largest city of Grenada, Syn. capital of Grenada

balanchine

(n) United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983), Syn. George Balanchine

beadle

(n) United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989), Syn. George Wells Beadle, George Beadle

berkeley

(n) Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753), Syn. George Berkeley, Bishop Berkeley

bizet

(n) French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875), Syn. Georges Bizet

boole

(n) English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864), Syn. George Boole

braque

(n) French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963), Syn. Georges Braque

brummell

(n) English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840), Syn. George Bryan Brummell, Beau Brummell

burns

(n) United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996), Syn. Nathan Birnbaum, George Burns

bush

(n) 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946), Syn. Dubya, George Bush, Dubyuh, George W. Bush, President Bush, George Walker Bush, President George W. Bush

bush

(n) vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924), Syn. George Herbert Walker Bush, George H.W. Bush, President Bush, George Bush

byron

(n) English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824), Syn. Sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale, Lord George Gordon Byron

carver

(n) United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943), Syn. George Washington Carver

clemenceau

(n) French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929), Syn. Georges Clemenceau, Georges Eugene Benjamin Clemenceau

cohan

(n) United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942), Syn. George Michael Cohan, George M. Cohan

custer

(n) United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876), Syn. General Custer, George Armstrong Custer

cuvier

(n) French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832), Syn. Georges Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier, Georges Cuvier, Baron Georges Cuvier

danton

(n) French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794), Syn. Georges Jacques Danton

de mille

(n) United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993), Syn. Agnes de Mille, Agnes George de Mille

dewey

(n) a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War, Syn. Admiral Dewey, George Dewey

du maurier

(n) English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896), Syn. George du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier

durrell

(n) English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990), Syn. Lawrence George Durrell, Lawrence Durrell

eastman

(n) United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932), Syn. George Eastman

eliot

(n) British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880), Syn. George Eliot, Mary Ann Evans

enesco

(n) Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955), Syn. Georges Enesco, George Enescu

fort meade

(n) a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency, Syn. Fort George G. Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade

fox

(n) English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691), Syn. George Fox

frazer

(n) English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941), Syn. James George Frazer, Sir James George Frazer

gamow

(n) United States physicist (born in Russia) who was a proponent of the big-bang theory and who did research in radioactivity and suggested the triplet code for DNA (1904-1968), Syn. George Gamow

gershwin

(n) United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937), Syn. George Gershwin

goethals

(n) United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928), Syn. George Washington Goethals

grainger

(n) United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961), Syn. George Percy Aldridge Grainger, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Percy Grainger

hale

(n) United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938), Syn. George Ellery Hale

handel

(n) a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759), Syn. Georg Friedrich Handel, George Frideric Handel, George Frederick Handel

harrison

(n) English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001), Syn. George Harrison

hevesy

(n) Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966), Syn. George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy

hitchings

(n) United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998), Syn. George Herbert Hitchings

huntington

(n) United States physician who first described Huntington's chorea, Syn. George Huntington

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

George

prop. n. [ F. George, or Georges, a proper name, fr. Gr. gewrgo`s husbandman, laborer; ge`a, gh^, the earth + 'e`rgein to work; akin to E. work. See Work. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of brown loaf. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any coin having an image of Saint George. [ Brit. slang ] [ PJC ]

George noble

[ So called from the image of St. George on it. ] A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See Noble, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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布什

[布什, Bù shí] Bush (name); George H.W. Bush, US president 1988-1992; George W. Bush, US President 2000-2008 #3064

华盛顿

[华盛顿 / 華盛頓, Huá shèng dùn] Washington (name); George Washington (1732-1799), first US president; Washington State; Washington D.C. (US federal capital) #5903

乔治

[乔治 / 喬治, Qiáo zhì] George (name) #21677

索罗斯

[索罗斯 / 索羅斯, Suǒ luó sī] Soros (name); George Soros or György Schwartz (1930-), Hungarian American financial speculator and millionaire philanthropist #37273

拜伦

[拜伦 / 拜倫, Bài lún] George Byron, 6th Baron Byron #48830

口蘑

[口蘑, kǒu mó] Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum) #71340

乔治城大学

[乔治城大学 / 喬治城大學, Qiáo zhì chéng dà xué] Georgetown university in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team #140974

奥威尔

[奥威尔 / 奧威爾, Ào wēi ěr] Orwell (name); George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist #161303

乔治敦

[乔治敦 / 喬治敦, Qiáo zhì dūn] Georgetown #165798

乔治城

[乔治城 / 喬治城, Qiáo zhì chéng] Georgetown; (the spelling 喬治敦|乔治敦 is more common), See Also: 喬治敦, 乔治敦 #183115

斯特凡诺普洛斯

[斯特凡诺普洛斯 / 斯特凡諾普洛斯, Sī tè fán nuò pǔ luò sī] Stephanopoulos (e.g. former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos) #314621

斯当东

[斯当东 / 斯當東, Sī dāng dōng] Stanton (name); Baron George Stanton, the second-in-command of the Macartney Mission of 1793 #464004

动物农场

[动物农场 / 動物農場, Dòng wù nóng chǎng] Animal farm, novel and satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔, See Also: 喬治, 奧威爾, 乔治, 奥威尔

乔治・奥威尔

[乔治・奥威尔 / 喬治・奧威爾, Qiáo zhì· Ào wēi ěr] George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984, See Also: 動物農場, 动物农场

乔治・华盛顿

[乔治・华盛顿 / 喬治・華盛頓, Qiáo zhì· Huá shèng dùn] George Washington (1732-1799), first US president

乔治一世

[乔治一世 / 喬治一世, Qiáo zhì Yī shì] George I of Great Brittain

乔治奥威尔

[乔治奥威尔 / 喬治奧威爾, Qiáo zhì Ào wēi ěr] George Orwell (1903-1950), British novelist, author of Animal farm 動物農場|动物农场 and 1984, See Also: 動物農場, 动物农场

萧伯纳

[萧伯纳 / 蕭伯納, Xiāo bó nà] George Bernard Shaw

韦尔弗雷兹

[韦尔弗雷兹 / 韋爾弗雷茲, Wéi ěr fú léi zi] (George) Wehrfritz (Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek)

额菲尔士

[额菲尔士 / 額菲爾士, É fēi ěr shì] Everest (name); Colonel Sir George Everest (1790-1866), British Surveyor-General of India 1830-1843; transliteration refers to Mt Everest 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan); Nepalese: Sagarmatha, See Also: 珠穆朗瑪峰, 珠穆朗玛峰

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