Augusta

American  

[aw-guhs-tuh, uh-guhs-] / ɔˈgʌs tə, əˈgʌs- /

noun

1. a city in eastern Georgia, on the Savannah River.

2. a city in and the capital of Maine, in the southwestern part, on the Kennebec River.

3. a first name.

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Augusta British  

/ ɔːˈɡʌstə /

noun

1. a city in the US, in Georgia. Pop: 193 316 (2003 est) (including Richmond)

2. a port in S Italy, in E Sicily. Pop: 33 820 (2001)

3. a town in the US, in Maine: the state capital; founded (1628) as a trading post; timber industry. Pop: 18 618 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

"I'll just keep knocking on that door. See you next year, Augusta," he posted on X.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Fortunately for McIlroy, nobody at Augusta National was better prepared for just such an eventuality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It was nearly 11pm when Rory McIlroy finally emerged from the Augusta National's Grill Room still clad in his Masters Green Jacket.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

There were days when he’d drop his daughter off at school, fly up to Augusta for a round and fly back home to Florida in time for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

When I could see out again, there at the far end of the room, Lady Augusta Drear held up a page of cream-laid paper in awful triumph.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck