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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 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.



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. 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

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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.

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.

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In Georgia, a pregnant woman who has been declared brain-dead is being kept on life support until her baby can be delivered.

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There are MBEs for teenage world darts champion Luke Littler and Love Island star Georgia Harrison for her work on online privacy and cyber crime.

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She teaches in the MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program at the University of Georgia and lives in Minnesota.

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She’s an expert on extremism and a professor at Georgia State University.

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At the end, the mission’s chief communications officer, Georgia Berkovich offered fellows her number.

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