Atlanta

American  

[at-lan-tuh] / ætˈlæn tə /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Georgia, in the N part.

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Atlanta British  

/ ætˈlæntə /

noun

1. a city in N Georgia: the state capital. Pop: 423 019 (2003 est)

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Atlanta Cultural  

1. Capital of Georgia and largest city in the state.

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Atlanta was plundered by the Union army during the Civil War. (See Sherman's march to the sea.)

Example Sentences

But after a year, in 1967, I was drafted by the Atlanta Braves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

This exemplary service failed to account for her disturbingly poor judgment, risking blackmail and conflict-of-interest allegations, since the Atlanta Police Department appears before her court; nor her lack of candor to the court.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

That had to be a whiff of flop-sweat from the Atlanta 1996 games’ blue blob mascot, something like an anthropomorphized teardrop, originally named Whatizit for the obvious reaction it generated, and later just Izzy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Doug Meadows, co-founder of David Douglas Diamonds, a jewellery retailer in Atlanta, Georgia, says that people are going lab-grown as it means they can afford a bigger stone.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Concept: a musical set in the Atlanta suburbs called...wait for it...Ha-Milton.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera