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a state in the SE United States. 5,464,265; 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Capital: Atlanta. Abbreviation: GA (for use with zip code), Ga.
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Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of Turkey and Armenia: an independent kingdom for about 2000 years. 5,174,642; 26,872 sq. mi. (69,700 sq. km). Capital: Tbilisi.
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Strait of, an inlet of the Pacific in SW Canada between Vancouver Island and the mainland. 150 miles (240 km) long.
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Georgia
the U.S. state was named for King George II of Great Britain. The Caucasian nation is so-called for St. George, who is its patron saint (his cult there may continue that of a pre-Christian deity with whom he was later identified), but the name also is said to derive from Arabic or Pers. Kurj, or Gurz
EXPAND(the form in the earliest sources), said to be a name of the native people, of unknown origin. In modern Georgia, the name of the country is Sakartvelo and the people's name is Kartveli.
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Atlanta definition
Capital of Georgia and largest city in the state.
Note: Atlanta was plundered by the Union army during the Civil War. (See Sherman's march to the sea.)
Georgia definition
State in the southeastern United States bordered by Tennessee and North Carolina to the north, South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Its capital and largest city is Atlanta.
Note: Last of the thirteen colonies to be founded (1733).
Note: One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.
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