| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Germantown |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ger·man·town |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  jûr m n-toun |
| 1. An unincorporated community of west-central Maryland northwest of Rockville. It is the site of a US Department of Energy facility. Population: 41,145. 2. A residential section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Settled in 1683, it was the site of a Revolutionary War battle (October 4, 1777) in which George Washington's troops unsuccessfully attacked the British encampment. The original township was annexed by Philadelphia in 1854. 3. A town of extreme southwest Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis. Population: 32,893.
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