Carnegie

== English == === Etymology === Possibly from Gaelic cathair an eige, meaning "fort at the gap". === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹnəɡi/, /kɑɹˈneɪɡi/, /kɑɹˈnɛɡi/ (UK) IPA(key): /kɑːˈnɪɡi/, /kɑːˈnɛɡi/ === Proper noun === Carnegie (countable and uncountable, plural Carnegies) A surname. 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. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Georgia. A ghost town in Rock County, Minnesota. A town in Caddo County, Oklahoma. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. An unincorporated community in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin. 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 ==== === Anagrams === Generica, Greecian, greeniac