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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Augusta

Skyrocketing gas prices have pushed my credit-card-savvy friend Augusta Stone to seek out gas rewards recently.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since then, Reynolds played Mrs. Augusta Elton in Autumn de Wilde’s “Emma,” and starred on TV shows like “I Hate You” and “The Decameron.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

It is one of a handful of MacKenzie’s designs in the U.S.—the most well-known being Augusta National, host of the annual Masters tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Kim secures a place in next year's Masters at Augusta National.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

So the best place to attack was on the western shore, a place called Empress Augusta Bay, forty miles from the nearest large Japanese base on Bougainville’s other side.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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