george
IPA: dʒˈɔrdʒ
Root Word: George
noun
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter G.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek
- An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
- A French surname originating as a patronymic.
- A German surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Georg.
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Seoirse.
- A diminutive of the female given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
- (aviation, slang) The autopilot of an aircraft.
- (Canada, US, slang, dated) Generic name for a Pullman porter.
- A city in Western Cape province, South Africa; named for George III of the United Kingdom.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Lyon County, Iowa; named for the son of a railroad official.
- A minor city in Grant County, Washington; named for George Washington, 1st president of the United States.
- A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri; named for postmaster Stephen H. George.
- (slang, archaic) A coin bearing King George's profile.
- A jewelled figure of St George slaying the dragon, worn by Knights of the Garter.
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