Meaning of Georgia in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdʒɔrdʒə/

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  1. Noun

    Georgia

    Definitions

    1. a state in southeastern United States

    Examples

    • « one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War »
  2. 2. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
  3. 3. a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains

    Examples

    • « formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 »

Famous quotes

  • « I get heartfelt thanks from all kinds of people. Today I heard from a waitress in Georgia who has lost her job and is trying to figure out how her local bank can change the terms on her credit card, and I heard from a physicist at a major research university who wants to explain a better theory of financial stress tests. »
    Elizabeth Warren
  • « It is in Virginia and Georgia that the war now rages and where it will continue for at these points - Richmond and Atlanta - the enemy's main strength is concentrated. »
    Knute Nelson
  • « The thing that helped me get into the film business was that I went to school in Athens, Georgia and managed to get on, um, working on music videos for a band called R.E.M. and that kind of opened up a lot of doors for me. »
    Alton Brown
  • « A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat. »
    Allen West
  • « Poor Georgia O'Keeffe. Death didn't soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings. »
    Jerry Saltz

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