Carnegie

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹnəɡi/, /kɑɹˈneɪɡi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈnɪɡi/, /kɑːˈnɛɡi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Carnegie (countable and uncountable, plural Carnegies)

1. A surname.
2. A place in the United States; some were named after Andrew Carnegie:
   1. A ghost town in San Joaquin County, California; the area is now part of Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area.
   2. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Georgia.
   3. A ghost town in Rock County, Minnesota.
   4. A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
   5. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
   6. An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin.
3. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia.

Usage notes

• When used attributively to describe an institution (usually a library), the term generally refers to the institution's founding having been funded by Andrew Carnegie.

Derived terms

• Carnegian
• Carnegie library
• Carnegie unit

Anagrams

• Generica, Greecian, greeniac