- 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: Orthodox Christian majority, Muslim minority. Currency: lari. Capital: Tbilisi. Pop: 3 912 061 (2017 est). Area: 69 493 sq km (26 831 sq miles)
- 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)Abbreviation: Ga, (with zip code) GA
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Geor•gia
( jôr′jə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa state in the SE United States. 5,464,265;
58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Cap.: Atlanta. Abbr.: GA (for use with zip code), Ga. - Place NamesAlso called Geor′gian Repub′lic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of Turkey and Armenia: an independent kingdom for ab. 2000 years. 5,174,642;
26,872 sq. mi. (69,700 sq. km). Cap.: Tbilisi. See map on next page. - Place Names Strait of, an inlet of the Pacific in SW Canada between Vancouver Island and the mainland. 150 mi. (240 km) long.
- a female given name:George+ feminine ending -a.
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Georgia /ˈdʒɔːdʒjə/ n
'Georgia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abkhazia
- Adzhar Autonomous Republic
- Armenia
- Atlanta
- Augusta
- Batum
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Caucasia
- Caucasus
- Chattanooga
- Colonies
- Columbus
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Confederate States of America
- Creek
- Deep South
- Elbrus
- Falkland Islands Dependencies
- Fraser
- GA
- Ga.
- Georgian
- Iberia
- Kazbek
- Kura
- Kutaisi
- Missionary Ridge
- New Georgia
- Oglethorpe
- O'Keeffe
- Okefenokee Swamp
- Ossetia
- Savannah
- Sea Islands
- Shevardnadze
- Sokhumi
- Solomon Islands
- South Georgia
- South Georgian
- South Ossetia
- Stieglitz
- Suwannee
- Tbilisi
- Transcaucasia
- Vancouver
- A, a
- Aaron's rod
- Albany
- Americus
- Andersonville