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

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

Soccer’s brand new, $250 million training center outside Atlanta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I discovered it in Atlanta when I was working on a job and loved it so much that every time I’d be in Atlanta, I’d go to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

Blacks in Atlanta waged an effective boycott of Jim Crow trolley cars in 1894, and in the next decade, boycotts spread to over a dozen Southern cities, including Houston and Mobile.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson