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Georgia

[ jawr-juh ]

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 Geor·gian Re·pub·lic [jawr, -j, uh, n ri-, puhb, -lik]. 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 Geor·gia [streyt, , uh, v , jawr, -j, uh], 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.


Georgia

/ ˈɔːə /

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. 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) AbbreviationGawith zip codeGA
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Georgia

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  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 .

Georgia

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  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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Notes

Last of the thirteen colonies to be founded (1733).
One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .
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Dr Georgia Kirby leads the citizen science project and said public reporting has guided where they hang the traps, which can sometimes catch more than 1,000 mosquitoes in just two days.

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Georgia also discovered a seldom acknowledged reality about work requirements — they’re immensely expensive to administer.

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"It's a fight worth having because a North Carolina problem today is a Michigan and an Arizona and a Georgia problem tomorrow," Riggs said.

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The “Harry Potter” star and partner Georgia Groome have welcomed a second baby.

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This compares with Georgia in 70th position, and Azerbaijan in 80th.

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