Georgia

American  

[jawr-juh] / ˈdʒɔr dʒə /

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States. 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Atlanta. GA (for use with zip code), Ga.

2. Also called Georgian Republic.  a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, north of Turkey and Armenia: an independent kingdom for about 2,000 years. 26,872 sq. mi. (69,700 sq. km). Tbilisi.

3. Strait of Georgia an arm of the Salish Sea in southwestern Canada and northwestern Washington State, between Vancouver Island and the mainland. 150 miles (240 km) long.

4. a female given name: George + feminine ending -a.

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Georgia British  

/ ˈdʒɔːdʒjə /

noun

1. a republic in NW Asia, on the Black Sea: an independent kingdom during the middle ages, it was divided by Turkey and Persia in 1555; became part of Russia in 1918 and a separate Soviet republic in 1936; its independence was recognized internationally in 1992. It is rich in minerals and has hydroelectric resources. Official language: Georgian. Religion: believers are mainly Christian or Muslim. Currency: lari. Capital: Tbilisi. Pop: 4 555 911 (2013 est). Area: 69 493 sq km (26 831 sq miles)

2. Abbreviation: Ga.   GA.  a state of the southeastern US, on the Atlantic: consists of coastal plains with forests and swamps, rising to the Cumberland Plateau and the Appalachians in the northwest Capital: Atlanta. Pop: 8 684 715 (2003 est). Area: 152 489 sq km (58 876 sq miles)

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Georgia ¹ Cultural  

1. 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.

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Georgia ² Cultural  

1. 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.

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This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Last of the thirteen colonies to be founded (1733).

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Example Sentences

Four years later, U.S. and British experts removed almost five kilograms of highly enriched uranium from a former Soviet research reactor near Tbilisi, Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

When I asked Roxanne how she felt about Georgia going blue, she said she was confused, and she wasn’t sure how to feel.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Aziz Ahmadzai's former partner Georgia Morse, with whom he has a two-year-old son, was visited by police in the early hours of the morning to be told about his condition.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Baker, who had come to the Texas conference from Richmond Hill, Georgia, thought that the vice president was “definitely going to be the next candidate.”

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Maybe Georgia was the best things would ever be, and the future would be nothing but struggle and the memory of those better days.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland