'George' definitions:

Definition of 'George'

From: WordNet
noun
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: George, Saint George, St. George]
noun
King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952) [syn: George, George VI]
noun
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, George V]
noun
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, George IV]
noun
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, George III]
noun
King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760) [syn: George, George II]
noun
Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727) [syn: George, George I]

Definition of 'George'

From: GCIDE
  • George \George\ (j[^o]rj), 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, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
George, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
1051
Housing Units (2000) :
532
Land area (2000) :
2.391318 sq. miles (6.193485 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.391318 sq. miles (6.193485 sq. km)
FIPS code :
30225
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
43.342523 N, 96.001157 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
51237
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

George, WA -- U.S. city in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
George, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000) :
528
Housing Units (2000) :
162
Land area (2000) :
0.600515 sq. miles (1.555326 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.600515 sq. miles (1.555326 sq. km)
FIPS code :
26455
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
47.078445 N, 119.857129 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

George -- U.S. County in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
George -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
19144
Housing Units (2000) :
7513
Land area (2000) :
478.292064 sq. miles (1238.770707 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
5.339593 sq. miles (13.829482 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
483.631657 sq. miles (1252.600189 sq. km)
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
30.864663 N, 88.624823 W

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