Bridgetown

English

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Bridgetown

Wikipedia

Etymology

From 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]

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

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 place in England:
   1. A hamlet in Werrington parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3489). ^[2]
   2. A suburb of Totnes, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8160).
   3. A hamlet in Exton parish, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9233).
3. A town in the South West region, Western Australia.
4. A community of 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) Asturian: Bridgetown (ast) Bulgarian: Бри́джтаун m (Brídžtaun) Chinese: Mandarin: 布里奇敦 (Bùlǐqídūn), 橋鎮 / 桥镇 (Qiáozhèn) Czech: Bridgetown m 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 (ja) (Burijjitaun) Korean: 브리지타운 (Beurijitaun) Lithuanian: Bridžtaunas m Marathi: ब्रिजटाउन (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.
2. OS: Cornwall

Further reading

• Bridgetown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Bridgetown

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɪt͡ʃtau̯n]

Proper noun

Bridgetown m inan (relational adjective bridgetownský)

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Bridgetown
genitive	Bridgetownu
dative	Bridgetownu
accusative	Bridgetown
vocative	Bridgetowne
locative	Bridgetownu
instrumental	Bridgetownem

Declension of Bridgetown (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

Further reading

• “Bridgetown”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Bridgetown

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bridgetown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrit͡ʂ.tawn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -it͡ʂtawn
• Syllabification: Bridge‧town

Proper noun

Bridgetown n (indeclinable)

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)

Further reading

• Bridgetown in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bridgetown f

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Bridgetown

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾit͡ʃtaun/ [ˈbɾit͡ʃ.t̪ãũn]
• Rhymes: -itʃtaun
• Syllabification: Bridge‧town

Proper noun

Bridgetown ?

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)