(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

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 ]

Georgian

n. A native of, or dweller in, Georgia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Georgian

a. 1. Of or pertaining to Georgia, a former Soviet republic, now an independent country in the Causcuses in Asia, or to Georgia, one of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Great Britan; as, the Georgian era. [ 1913 Webster ]

Georgian architecture

. British or British colonial architecture of the period of the four Georges, especially that of the period before 1800. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Georgic

n. [ L. georgicum (sc. carmen), and georgica, pl., Gr. bi`blion gewrgiko`n, and ta~ gewrgika`: cf. F. géorgiques, pl. See Georgic, a. ] A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of Virgil.

Georgical

{ } a. [ L. georgicus, Gr. gewrgiko`s, fr. gewrgi`a tillage, agriculture: cf. F. géorgique. See George. ] Relating to agriculture and rural affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Georgium Sidus

‖ [ NL., the star of George (III. of England). ] (Astron.) The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

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