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Augusta

/əˈɡʌstə/

Augusta proper noun: a female given name from Latin.

Proper noun

Augusta

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding...1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 48
  2. A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
  3. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
  4. A village and township in Hancock County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana.
  6. A neighbourhood of Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana.
  7. A city and township in Butler County, Kansas.
  8. A city in Bracken County, Kentucky.
  9. The capital city of Maine, and the county seat of Kennebec County.
  10. A village mostly in Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  11. A township (called a Charter Township) in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in Laketown Township and Dahlgren Township, Carver County, Minnesota.
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  1. A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
  2. A minor city in St. Charles County, Missouri.
  3. A census-designated place in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Frankford Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
  5. A town in Oneida County, New York.
  6. A township in Carroll County, Ohio.
  7. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  8. A city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  9. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
  10. A town in Sicily, Italy.
  11. A town in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, Western Australia.
  12. (rare) A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
  13. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

Augusta meaning in Marathi

Augusta in Marathi

female given name
ऑगस्टा ŏgasṭā
capital city of Maine
ऑगस्टा ŏgasṭā

Origin of Augusta

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

Words formed from Augusta

Phrases with Augusta

Questions about Augusta

What does Augusta mean?
Augusta means a female given name from Latin.
What is Augusta in Marathi?
Augusta in Marathi is ऑगस्टा (ŏgasṭā). See Augusta meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Augusta?
Augusta is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Augusta?
Augusta is pronounced /əˈɡʌstə/.

Words near Augusta in the dictionary

  1. August Bank Holiday
  2. August plum
  3. August plums
  4. August Thearch
  5. August Thearches
  6. Augusta
  7. Augusta County
  8. Augusta Springs
  9. Augusta-Margaret River
  10. Augustan
  11. Augustana Lutheran

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Augusta (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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