Augusta

American  

[aw-guhs-tuh, uh-guhs-] / ɔˈgʌs tə, əˈgʌs- /

noun

1. a city in eastern Georgia, on the Savannah River.

2. a city in and the capital of Maine, in the southwestern part, on the Kennebec River.

3. a first name.

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Augusta British  

/ ɔːˈɡʌstə /

noun

1. a city in the US, in Georgia. Pop: 193 316 (2003 est) (including Richmond)

2. a port in S Italy, in E Sicily. Pop: 33 820 (2001)

3. a town in the US, in Maine: the state capital; founded (1628) as a trading post; timber industry. Pop: 18 618 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Augusta feels like a home course, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It was nearly 11pm when Rory McIlroy finally emerged from the Augusta National's Grill Room still clad in his Masters Green Jacket.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

But when his precision let him down, he came out on top because he played like a wily vet who knows Augusta National even better than its own members.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

From that moment he had been through a whirlwind of presentations, interviews and glad-handing with Augusta members.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

And like a galleon on stormy seas, Lady Augusta Drear barged down the room.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck