Georgia
/ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə//ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/
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Georgia proper noun: a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi. Also the ellipsis of University of Georgia.
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Proper noun (1)
Georgia
- A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
- 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:c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The Second Part […], 2nd edition, part 2, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC... - 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.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
- Synonyms:
- Gruzia, Sakartvelo
- Though this be held his laſt daies dꝛeadfull ſiege,
Proper noun (2)
Georgia
- A state in the Southern United States. Capital: Atlanta. It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760).
- I said, Georgia, oh, Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind1930, “Georgia on My Mind”, Stuart Gorrell (lyrics), Hoagy Carmichael (music) - Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from the Georgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.”2020 November 11, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- Jawjuh
- I said, Georgia, oh, Georgia
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont, named for George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820).
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana, named for the state.
- An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, named for George A. Frost, a local carpenter.
- An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
- A hamlet in Towednack parish, Cornwall, England.
- A transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993.
Proper noun (3)
Georgia
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- "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."1949, Jessamyn West, Except for Me and Thee, Macmillan, published 1969, page 9
Also used as
Georgia is also the ellipsis of University of Georgia.
Georgia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Georgia in Hindi
- country of the Caucasus
- जॉर्जिया jŏrjiyā, गुर्जिस्तान gurjistān, जोर्जिया jorjiyā
- state of the United States of America
- जॉर्जिया jŏrjiyā
- female given name
- जॉर्जिया jŏrjiyā
Georgia in Tamil
- country of the Caucasus
- ஜோர்ஜியா jōrjiyā
- state of the United States of America
- ஜோர்ஜியா jōrjiyā
Georgia in Marathi
- country of the Caucasus
- गुर्जिस्तान gurjistān
Georgia in Urdu
- country of the Caucasus
- جورْجِیا jorjiyā, جارْجِیا jārjiyā, گُرْجِسْتان gurjistān
- state of the United States of America
- جورْجِیا jorjiyā, جارْجِیا jārjiyā
More languagesFewer languages
- Georgia in Bengali
- জর্জিয়া jorjiẏa, গর্জেস্তান gorjestan
- Georgia in Telugu
- జార్జియా jārjiyā
- Georgia in Malayalam
- ജോർജ്ജിയ jōṟjjiya
- Georgia in Kannada
- ಜಾರ್ಜಿಯ jārjiya
- Georgia in Punjabi
- ਜਾਰਜੀਆ jārjīā
- Georgia in Gujarati
- ગુર્જિસ્તાન gurjistān, જ્યોર્જિયા jyorjiyā
- Georgia in Odia
- ଜର୍ଜିଆ jarjiā
- Georgia in Sinhala
- ජෝර්ජියාව jōrjiyāwa
- Georgia in Assamese
- জৰ্জিয়া zorzia
- Georgia in Nepali
- गुर्जिस्तान gurjistān, जर्जिया jarjiyā
- Georgia in Pashto
- ګرجستان gorjestān
- Georgia in Arabic
- جُورْجِيَا jūrjiyā, بِلَادُ الْكُرْج bilādu l-kurj, جورجيا jōrjiya
- Georgia in Malay
- Georgia
- Georgia in Indonesian
- Georgia
- Georgia in Persian
- گُرْجِسْتَان gurjistān, گُرْجِسْتان gorjestân, جورْجِیا
- Georgia in Thai
- จอร์เจีย jɔɔ-jiia
- Georgia in Vietnamese
- Giê-óc-gi-a, Gru-di-a, Giê-óoc-gi-a, Gioóc-gia
- Georgia in Myanmar
- ဂျော်ဂျီယာ gyaugyiya
- Dhivehi
- ޖޯޖިޔާ jōjiyā
- Dzongkha
- ཇཽ་ཇཱ jau jā
Synonyms of Georgia
- Gruzia
- Sakartvelo
- Jawjuh
- UGA
Origin of Georgia
Learned 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.
From George (male given name) + -ia (place-name suffix).
Latinate feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, “farmer”).
Words formed from Georgia
Phrases with Georgia
Questions about Georgia
- What does Georgia mean?
- Georgia means a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
- What is Georgia in Hindi?
- Georgia in Hindi is जॉर्जिया (jŏrjiyā), गुर्जिस्तान (gurjistān), जोर्जिया (jorjiyā). See Georgia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Georgia?
- Georgia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Georgia?
- Georgia is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/ (UK).
Words near Georgia in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Georgia (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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