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English
Etymology
From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/
- Hyphenation: Adams‧town
Proper noun
Adamstown
- The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
- A village in County Wexford, Ireland
- A census-designated place in Maryland.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
Translations
capital of the Pitcairn Islands
village in County Wexford, Ireland
census-designated place in Maryland
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