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Atlanta

/ætˈlæntə/[ætˈlæɾ̃ə]

Atlanta proper noun: the capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

Proper noun

Atlanta

  1. The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.
    • As far as I know, Atlanta doesn’t have any famous buildings. You might even say that there are no skyscrapers. Sky reachers maybe, not sky scrapers. Regardless, the city is as enchanting as my mother’s face.2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 232
    • In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN. He said he was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a couple of members of his church escort the man out.2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025
  2. A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A community in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua.
  4. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho, United States.
  8. A small city in Logan County, Illinois.
  9. A small town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
  10. A tiny city in Cowley County, Kansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States.
  12. A village in Winn Parish, Louisiana.
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  1. A census-designated place, the county seat of Montmorency County, Michigan.
  2. An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A tiny city in Macon County, Missouri.
  4. A village in Phelps County, Nebraska.
  5. A hamlet in the town of Cohocton, Steuben County, New York.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States.
  7. A city in Cass County, Texas.
  8. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Atlanta meaning in Vietnamese and Myanmar

Atlanta in Vietnamese

capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Ạt-lan-ta, Á Lan Đại

Atlanta in Myanmar

capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
အတ္တလန္တ atta.lanta.

Origin of Atlanta

Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.

Words formed from Atlanta

Questions about Atlanta

What does Atlanta mean?
Atlanta means the capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.
What is Atlanta in Vietnamese?
Atlanta in Vietnamese is Ạt-lan-ta, Á Lan Đại. See Atlanta meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Atlanta?
Atlanta is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Atlanta?
Atlanta is pronounced /ætˈlæntə/.

Words near Atlanta in the dictionary

  1. ATL
  2. Atl.
  3. ATLA
  4. Atlacomulco
  5. atlant-
  6. Atlanta
  7. atlantad
  8. atlantal
  9. Atlantan
  10. Atlantans
  11. Atlantean

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