Macon

¹ American  

[mey-kuhn] / ˈmeɪ kən /

noun

1. Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.

2. a city in central Georgia.

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Mâcon ² American  

[mah-kawn] / mɑˈkɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Saône-et-Loire, in E central France.

2. a Burgundy wine, usually white and dry, from the area around Mâcon.

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Mâcon ¹ British  

/ mɑkɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in E central France, in the Saône valley: a centre of the wine-producing region of lower Burgundy. Pop: 34 469 (1999)

2. a red or white wine from the Mâcon area, heavier than the other burgundies

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Macon ² British  

/ ˈmeɪkən /

noun

1. a city in the US, in central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River. Pop: 95 267 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Macon was part of a prominent North Carolina family that had become wealthy in banking and furniture stores and was deeply involved in conservative politics.

From Salon

Erick Erickson, a talk radio host based in Macon, Ga., landed in the emergency room with severe clots in his lungs nine years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

All three passengers were killed in the crash which occurred near Macon County Airport, authorities said.

From BBC

The company is also discontinuing its planned flights to Macon, Ga., which were set to begin in mid-October.

From Los Angeles Times

In late October, eight months after his hospital stay began, the state moved him to a group home in Macon, about 85 miles southeast of Atlanta.

From Salon