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Georgia

Georgia

English

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
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Etymology 2

Map of US highlighting the State of Georgia.

Named for King George II of Great Britain.

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Georgia

  1. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Atlanta.
  2. A transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993.
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  • Appendix:Place names in Georgia (USA)

Etymology 3

Latinate feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, farmer).

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Georgia

  1. A female given name.
    • 1949 Jessamyn West, Except for Me and Thee, Macmillan (1969), page 9:
      "Georgia?" his mother said. "Why in the world would a mother want to give her daughter such an outlandish name?" "It's no more outlandish than Jesse Griffith." "Why, Jesse G., thee's named for thy two grandfathers." "Georgia's named for a whole state."
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Basque

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (a country in Eastern Europe)
  2. Georgia (a US state)

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georgia

georgia

Esperanto

Adjective

georgia (accusative singular georgian, plural georgiaj, accusative plural georgiajn)

  1. Georgian

Finnish

Noun

georgia

  1. Georgian language

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