Georgia

[ jawr-juh ]

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States. 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). : Atlanta. : GA (for use with zip code), Ga.
2. Also called Geor·gian Re·pub·lic [jawr, -j, uh, n ri-, puhb, -lik]. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, north of Turkey and Armenia: an independent kingdom for about 2,000 years. 26,872 sq. mi. (69,700 sq. km). : Tbilisi.
3. Strait of Geor·gia [streyt, , uh, v , jawr, -j, uh], an arm of the Salish Sea in southwestern Canada and northwestern Washington State, between Vancouver Island and the mainland. 150 miles (240 km) long.
4. a female given name: George + feminine ending -a.

Georgia

/ ˈdʒɔːdʒjə /

noun

1. a republic in NW Asia, on the Black Sea: an independent kingdom during the middle ages, it was divided by Turkey and Persia in 1555; became part of Russia in 1918 and a separate Soviet republic in 1936; its independence was recognized internationally in 1992. It is rich in minerals and has hydroelectric resources. Official language: Georgian. Religion: believers are mainly Christian or Muslim. Currency: lari. Capital: Tbilisi. Pop: 4 555 911 (2013 est). Area: 69 493 sq km (26 831 sq miles)
2. a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: consists of coastal plains with forests and swamps, rising to the Cumberland Plateau and the Appalachians in the northwest Capital: Atlanta. Pop: 8 684 715 (2003 est). Area: 152 489 sq km (58 876 sq miles) AbbreviationGawith zip codeGA

Georgia

¹

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Tennessee and North Carolina to the north, South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Its capital and largest city is Atlanta .

Georgia

²

1. Republic in extreme southwestern Asia on the Black Sea , bordered to the north and northeast by Russia , to the east by Azerbaijan , and to the south by Armenia and Turkey . Its capital and largest city is Tbilisi.

Notes

Last of the thirteen colonies to be founded (1733).

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

Example Sentences

Last week, Robert Wayne Holsey of Georgia and Paul Goodwin of Missouri were executed within just a few hours of each other.

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Vincent Fort, a state senator from Georgia, saw big differences between ALEC and SIX.

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Atlanta, Georgia, USA Atlanta is quickly becoming one of the most promising LGBT HQs on the globe.

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He still held out hope in Georgia because changing demographics, particularly the influx of Latinos.

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“NATO bullied us in Georgia and now they are doing the same again here, and we have to stop them,” says Alan.

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First permanent settlement began in 1669; original charter included North Carolina and Georgia.

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Probably he indited something fully equal to the London Times Georgia railroad story.

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I wish the whole population of Atlanta, Georgia, would come over and just see.

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Aristide flashed the lightning of his wit upon the young man from Atlanta, Georgia.

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Said a Georgia court: "Is the guest to deposit his valise there, and go and send for it to get out a clean shirt?"

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