Georgia

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/, enPR: jôrʹjə

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• (Southern US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə

A borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj) (with influence from (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”), alluding to the saint's popularity in the country), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (wiruz-ān, “Iberians, Georgians”). The term's further history is unknown; it may ultimately be a derivation from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg, “wolf”), though that would be phonologically challenging; compare Parthian 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 pl (wiruž-ān), Old Armenian վիր-ք (vir-kʻ), Old East Slavic гурзи (gurzi). Replaced earlier Georgie, from the same source via a Middle French intermediary.

Early medieval sources hypothesize that the country was named after Saint George, while later European accounts connect the name with agricultural tribes called "Georgi" (from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer”)) mentioned by classical authors (Pliny, IV.26, VI.14; Mela, De Sita Orb. i.2); neither of these etymologies is accepted today.

Georgia

2. A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
   • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The Second Part […], 2nd edition, part 2, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act V, scene i:

     Though this be held his laſt daies dꝛeadfull ſiege,
     Wherein he ſpareth neither man noꝛ childe,
     Yet are there Chꝛiſtians of Georgia here,
     Whoſe ſtate who euer pitied and relieu'd:

   • 1776, Edward Gibbon, chapter III, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 619:

     The practice of raiſing ſlaves to the great offices of ſtate is ſtill more common among the Turks than among the Perſians. The miſerable countries of Georgia and Circaſſia ſupply rulers to the greateſt part of the eaſt.

   • 1948, John Steinbeck, chapter 7, in A Russian Journal, New York: The Viking Press, →ISBN, →OCLC:

     During our stay in Georgia Mr. Chmarsky's gremlin hardly operated at all, and that made us feel better toward him, and made him feel better toward us.

• Gruzia, Sakartvelo

• Georgian
• Kingdom of Georgia
• Western Georgia
• Eastern Georgia

• → Burmese: ဂျော်ဂျီယာ (gyaugyiya)
• → Hindi: जॉर्जिया (jŏrjiyā)
• → Japanese: ジョージア (Jōjia)
• → Korean: 조지아 (Jojia)
• → Mandarin: 喬治亞 / 乔治亚 (Qiáozhìyà)
• → Maori: Hōria
• → Navajo: Jóojah
• → Thai: จอร์เจีย (jɔɔ-jiia)

• Tbilisi
• Georgian SSR

From George (male given name) +‎ -ia (place-name suffix).

Georgia

2. A state in the Southern United States. Capital: Atlanta. It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760).

   Synonym: Jawjuh

   • 1930, “Georgia on My Mind”, Stuart Gorrell (lyrics), Hoagy Carmichael (music):

     I said, Georgia, oh, Georgia
     No peace I find
     Just an old, sweet song
     Keeps Georgia on my mind

   • 2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigation into the September 29 BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia, that shrouded neighborhoods in chemical smoke for days and forced thousands of residents to shelter in place or evacuate.

4. Ellipsis of University of Georgia.

   Synonym: UGA

   Coordinate terms: Georgia State, GSU (not to be confused)

   • 2025 January 22, Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Priscilla Alvarez, “Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime.

5. Several smaller places in the United States.
   1. A town in Franklin County, Vermont, named for George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820).
   2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, named for the state.
   3. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, named for George A. Frost, a local carpenter.
   4. An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
6. A hamlet in Towednack parish, Cornwall, England.
8. A transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993.

• GA
• Georgian
• high as a Georgia pine
• New Georgia

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Latinate feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, “farmer”).

Georgia

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1949, Jessamyn West, Except for Me and Thee, Macmillan, published 1969, page 9:

     "Georgia?" his mother said. "Why in the world would a mother want to give her daughter such an outlandish name?" "It's no more outlandish than Jesse Griffith." "Why, Jesse G., thee's named for thy two grandfathers." "Georgia's named for a whole state."

• George
• Georgiana
• Georgina

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Georgia

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• Georgiaan
• Georgiaans

• Georgië

• IPA^(key): /ɡeorɡia/ [ɡe.or.ɣ̞i.a]

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• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Hyphenation: Ge‧or‧gi‧a

Georgia inan

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Georgia

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Georgia (genitive Georgias)

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• Not to be confused with Georgien in Danish, which means Georgia the country.

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Georgia n

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• (country): IPA^(key): /ɡ̊eˈorɡ̊iɑ̯/, [ɡ̊eˈorɡ̊iɑ̯]
• (US state): IPA^(key): /ˈd̥ʒ̊oː(r)d̥ʒ̊iɑ̯/, [ˈd̥ʒ̊oː(r)d̥ʒ̊iɑ̯]

Georgia (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

   Synonym: Gruusia

2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Declension of Georgia (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Georgia	Georgiad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Georgia
genitive			Georgiate
partitive		Georgiat	Georgiaid
illative		Georgiasse	Georgiatesse Georgiaisse
inessive		Georgias	Georgiates Georgiais
elative		Georgiast	Georgiatest Georgiaist
allative		Georgiale	Georgiatele Georgiaile
adessive		Georgial	Georgiatel Georgiail
ablative		Georgialt	Georgiatelt Georgiailt
translative		Georgiaks	Georgiateks Georgiaiks
terminative		Georgiani	Georgiateni
essive		Georgiana	Georgiatena
abessive		Georgiata	Georgiateta
comitative		Georgiaga	Georgiatega

• Georgia in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

From Medieval Latin Geōrgia and/or English Georgia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeorɡiɑ/, [ˈɡe̞o̞rˌɡiɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoːdʒ(i)ɑ/, [ˈdʒo̞ːdʒ(i)ɑ̝] (only of US state)
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ge‧or‧gi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Ge‧or‧gia

Georgia

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

   Synonym: Gruusia

2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• (republic, dated): Gruusia

• georgialainen

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Georgia n (proper noun, genitive Georgias or (optionally with an article) Georgia)

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• Georgien

From English Georgia.

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒord͡ʒɒ]
• Hyphenation: Geor‧gia
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɒ

Georgia

2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• georgiai

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛorɡijɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ge‧or‧gia
• Rhymes: -jɒ

Georgia

2. (archaic and neologism) synonym of Grúzia, Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

• georgiai

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

• IPA^(key): /ɡeɔrˈɡia/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: Gé‧or‧gi‧a

Géorgia

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Géorgia (comparative lebih Georgia, superlative paling Georgia)

1. Georgian

• “Georgia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈɔr.d͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -ɔrdʒa
• Hyphenation: Ge‧òr‧gia

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• georgiano

A borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (Wiruz-ān, “Iberians, Georgians”), of unknown origin. The Latin form was influenced by (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”) due to the saint's popularity in the country.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɡeˈɔr.ɡi.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeˈɔr.d͡ʒi.a]

Geōrgia f sg (genitive Geōrgiae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. (New Latin) Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• geōrgiānus

• → English: Georgia (see there for further descendants)
• → Middle French: Georgie
  • French: Géorgie
  • → Middle English: Georgie
    • English: Georgie (obsolete)
• → Italian: Georgia
• → Norwegian Bokmål: Georgia
• → Romanian: Georgia
• → Spanish: Georgia

Georgia

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• georgier
• georgisk

Georgia

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• georgiar
• georgisk

Unadapted borrowing from English Georgia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔr.d͡ʐja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrd͡ʐja
• Syllabification: Geor‧gia

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• Georgia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Georgia f

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

   Synonym: (Moldova, dated) Gruzia

2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒoːrd͡ʒa]

Georgia f (genitive singular Georgie, declension pattern of ulica)

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

• “Georgia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

• IPA^(key): /xeˈoɾxja/ [xeˈoɾ.xja]

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• Rhymes: -oɾxja
• Syllabification: Ge‧or‧gia

• Rhymes: -oɾʝa

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Georgia n (genitive Georgias)

1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

From English Georgia.

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)