Bridgetown

Bridgetown

English

Etymology

bridge +‎ town or Bridge +‎ town

• (Barbados): From being named after Tobias Bridge, and a former name, Indian Bridge, which in turn was named for a native bridge over the river Careenage in Bridgetown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/[1]

Proper noun

Bridgetown

1. The capital city of Barbados in Saint Michael parish.

   Synonyms: (former names) Indian Bridge, The Town of Saint Michael, Town of Saint Michael, Saint Michael

   Synonyms: (informal) The Town, Town, The City, City

2. A town in Devon, England, United Kingdom.
3. A town in Western Australia, Australia.
4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. A town in Ohio, United States.

Derived terms

• Bridgetown-Greenbushes
• City of Bridgetown
• Greater Bridgetown
• Greater Bridgetown Area
• Port of Bridgetown
• Shire of Bridgetown
• Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes

 

Translations

capital of Barbados

Arabic: بْرِيدْج تَاوْن‎ f (bridj tawn) Chinese: Mandarin: 布里奇敦 (Bùlǐqídūn), 橋鎮／桥镇 (Qiáozhèn) Danish: Bridgetown Esperanto: Briĝtaŭno (eo) French: Bridgetown (fr) f German: Bridgetown (de) Greek: Μπριτζτάουν (el) n (Britztáoun) Japanese: ブリッジタウン (Burijjitaun) Korean: 브리지타운 (Beurijitaun) Marathi: ब्रिज्टाउन (brijṭāun) Polish: Bridgetown (pl) n Portuguese: Bridgetown f Russian: Бри́джтаун (ru) m (Brídžtaun), Бриджта́ун (ru) m (Bridžtáun) Spanish: Bridgetown (es) Vietnamese: Brít-giơ-tao

See also

• Bridgerton
• Bridgertown
• Bridgeton
• Bridgton
• Bridgtown

 

References

1. “Bridgetown”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

• Bridgetown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bridgetown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrit͡ʂ.tawn/
• Rhymes: -it͡ʂtawn
• Syllabification: Bridge‧town

Proper noun

Bridgetown n (indeclinable)

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Bridgetown f

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Bridgetown ?

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)