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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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. 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)
• 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)
• 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

 

Further reading

• Bridgetown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɪt͡ʃtau̯n]

Proper noun

Bridgetown m inan (related adjective bridgetownský)

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)

Declension

Declension of Bridgetown (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

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

Further reading

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

Polish

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Bridgetown ?

1. Bridgetown (the capital city of Barbados)