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| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of Turkey and Armenia: an independent kingdom for ab. 2000 years. 5,174,642; 26,872 sq. mi. (69,700 sq. km). Capital: Tbilisi. |
| 3. | Strait of, an inlet of the Pacific in SW Canada between Vancouver Island and the mainland. 150 mi. (240 km) long. |
| 4. | a female given name: George + feminine ending -a. |
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Georgia
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| Georgia, Strait of
A channel between Vancouver Island, Canada, and mainland British Columbia and northern Washington State. Part of the Inland Passage to Alaska, the strait links Puget Sound with Queen Charlotte Sound. |
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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.
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| georgia | |
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| 1. | a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War |
| 2. | one of the British colonies that formed the United States |
| 3. | a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Georgia
Republic in extreme southwestern Asia on the Black Sea, bordered to the north and northeast by Russia, to the east by Azerbaijan, and to the south by Armenia and Turkey. Its capital and largest city is Tbilisi.
Note: This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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Georgia
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.
[Chapter:] American Geography
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Georgia Southwes, GA Zip code(s): 31709
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
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