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Atlanta

American

[at-lan-tuh] / ætˈlæn tə /

noun

a city in and the capital of Georgia, in the N part.

Atlanta British

/ ætˈlæntə /

noun

a city in N Georgia: the state capital. Pop: 423 019 (2003 est)

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Atlanta Cultural

Capital of Georgia and largest city in the state.

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Atlanta was plundered by the Union army during the Civil War. (See Sherman's march to the sea.)

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OpenArc Corporate Advisory, based in Atlanta, oversaw about $129 billion in assets at Merrill.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Cosm has venues in Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta in the US, with two more planned for Cleveland and Detroit.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A New York developer last year completed construction of a million-square-foot warehouse about 45 miles east of Atlanta, but couldn’t find a tenant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

At hubs like Houston, Atlanta and New York, wait times have ballooned to hours, with viral videos showing passengers winding through snaking lines that stretch far beyond normal TSA checkpoints.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

They’d flown up from Atlanta for the party.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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