Carnegie
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//kɑːˈnɪɡi//
- United Kingdom//kɑːˈnɛɡi//
- United States//ˈkɑɹnəɡi//
- United States//kɑɹˈneɪɡi//
- United States//kɑɹˈnɛɡi//
A surname.
proper noun
- 1
A surname.
- 2
A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: A ghost town in San Joaquin County, California; the area is now part of Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area.
- 3
A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Georgia.
- 4
A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: A ghost town in Rock County, Minnesota.
- 5
A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
- 6
A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- 7
A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie: An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
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A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia.
Etymology
Possibly from Gaelic cathair an eige, meaning "fort at the gap".
Forms
- plural
- Carnegies