germantown

Ger·man·town

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jur-muh n-toun]
- /ˈdʒɜr mənˌtaʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jur-muh n-toun]
- /ˈdʒɜr mənˌtaʊn/

Definitions of germantown word

noun germantown a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777. 1
noun germantown a town in SW Tennessee. 1
noun germantown a town in SE Wisconsin. 1
noun germantown Informal. any U.S. city neighborhood heavily populated with persons of German descent. 1
noun germantown NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: formerly a separate town, scene of an American defeat in a Revolutionary War battle (1777) 0

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germantown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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