Adamstown

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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

  1. The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
  2. A village in County Wexford, Ireland
  3. A census-designated place in Maryland.
  4. A borough of Pennsylvania.

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