Augusta
Americannoun
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a city in eastern Georgia, on the Savannah River.
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a city in and the capital of Maine, in the southwestern part, on the Kennebec River.
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a first name.
noun
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a city in the US, in Georgia. Pop: 193 316 (2003 est) (including Richmond)
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a port in S Italy, in E Sicily. Pop: 33 820 (2001)
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a town in the US, in Maine: the state capital; founded (1628) as a trading post; timber industry. Pop: 18 618 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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Since then, Reynolds played Mrs. Augusta Elton in Autumn de Wilde’s “Emma,” and starred on TV shows like “I Hate You” and “The Decameron.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Kelly Renner, an adviser in Augusta, Ga., said the youngest client their firm has seen do a conversion was 22.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Kim secures a place in next year's Masters at Augusta National.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a new study published in eNeuro, researchers led by Babak Baban from Augusta University investigated whether CBD could help calm this damaging inflammatory response in the brain.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
“She is having a massage,” the Duchess explained, “and Lady Augusta is holding the towel.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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