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.)

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Baker Mayfield won the NFC South in each of his first two seasons with the Buccaneers, but lost out to the Carolina Panthers this time around on tiebreakers after the Atlanta Falcons won on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was an unsettling end to the season for the Rams, who lost back-to-back games at Seattle and Atlanta, then got off to a sputtering start in the finale against Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times

Up next, the Hoosiers go up against Oregon at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Jan. 9.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was important to the Hensons to have Kermit — that was expressed very early on,” Mayer says of the statue, which the family is donating to the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times

Wins by Tampa Bay and Atlanta would create a three-team logjam at 8-9 that would be decided by a head-to-head results tie-breaker -- which would send Carolina into the playoffs even with a defeat.

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