Kingstown

Kingstown

English

Etymology

From king's + town, in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. Doublet of Kingston, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

Proper noun

Kingstown

1. The capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
2. A rural village in the New England region, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
4. (historical) The former name of Dún Laoghaire, a suburban coastal town in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, after it was renamed from Dunleary.
5. A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.
6. A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States.

Translations

capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Arabic: كِينْغْسْتَاوُن‎ m (kīnḡstāwun) Chinese: Mandarin: 金斯敦 (zh) (Jīnsīdūn) Dutch: Kingstown n Esperanto: Kingstaŭno (eo) French: Kingstown (fr) f Georgian: კინგსტაუნი (ḳingsṭauni) Greek: Κίνγκσταουν (el) (Kíngkstaoun) Hindi: किंग्सटाउन (kiṅgsaṭāun) Japanese: キングスタウン (Kingusutaun) Korean: 킹스타운 (kingseutaun) Persian: کینگزتاون‎ (kingstâun) Polish: Kingstown (pl) n Portuguese: Kingstown f Russian: Кингста́ун m (Kingstáun) Scots: Kingstown, Kingstoun Spanish: Kingstown (es) Thai: คิงส์ทาวน์ (king-taao) Ukrainian: Кінгста́ун m (Kinhstáun)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kingstown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋ.kstawn/

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• Rhymes: -iŋkstawn
• Syllabification: King‧stown

Proper noun

Kingstown n (indeclinable)

1. Kingstown (the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Further reading

• Kingstown in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Kingstown in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Kingstown f

1. Kingstown (the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Kingstown ?

1. Kingstown (the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)