Marietta

American

[mair-ee-et-uh] / ˌmɛər iˈɛt ə /

noun

a city in NW Georgia.
a city in SE Ohio, on the Ohio River.
a female given name, form of Mary.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Floodwaters covered streets and closed businesses in Sumas, Nooksack and Marietta, according to Whatcom County officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

On the materials side, Klar likes construction aggregates companies Martin Marietta and Vulcan Materials.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Gloria Barker, a retired school guidance counselor in her 70s in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, started knocking on doors for Republicans for the first time when she joined in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

Monika Dommann and Marietta Meier compiled the report following a year-long investigation, which was commissioned by Church authorities.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023

Mapper and Amaya went next, then Magdalys, and finally Halsey, Marietta, and Cymbeline.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023