Georgia

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

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

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə

Location of Georgia

A borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Persian گرج‎ (gorj) (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-kʿ), 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

1. A country, in the Caucasus region of Europe, on the coast of the Black Sea.
   • 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

• → Burmese: ဂျော်ဂျီယာ (gyaugyiya)
• ⇒ Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喬治亞／乔治亚 (Qiáozhìyà)

• → Hindi: जॉर्जिया (jŏrjiyā)
• → Japanese: ジョージア (Jōjia)
• → Korean: 조지아 (Jojia)
• → Maori: Hōria
• → Navajo: Jóojah
• → Thai: จอร์เจีย (jɔɔ-jiia)

• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
• Tbilisi
• Georgian SSR

Map of the US highlighting the State of Georgia in red.

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

Georgia

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

   Synonym: Jawjuh

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

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

2. Several 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 a local carpenter.
   4. An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
3. A hamlet in Towednack parish, Cornwall, England.
4. A transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993.
5. University of Georgia.

• GA
• Georgian

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 of the United States)

• Georgiaan
• Georgiaans

• Georgië

• IPA^(key): /ɡeorɡia/ [ɡe.or.ɣ̞i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Ge‧or‧gi‧a

Georgia inan

1. Georgia (a country in Europe)
2. Georgia (a state of the 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 country in Europe)
2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Georgia (genitive Georgias)

1. Georgia (a state of the 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 of the United States)

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

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

1. Georgia (a country in Europe)

   Synonym: Gruusia

2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

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

Georgia

1. Georgia (a country in Europe)
2. Georgia (a state of the 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 of the United States)

• Georgien

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

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

Géorgia

1. Georgia (a country in Europe)

Géorgia

1. Georgian

• (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan

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

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

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia)
2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

• georgiano

A borrowing from Persian گرج‎ (gorj), 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) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈor.ɡi.a/, [ɡeˈɔrɡiä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈor.d͡ʒi.a/, [d͡ʒeˈɔrd͡ʒiä]

Geōrgia f sg (genitive Geōrgiae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia)
2. (New Latin) Georgia (a state of the 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 country in Europe and Asia)
2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

• georgier
• georgisk

Georgia

1. Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia)
2. Georgia (a state of the 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 of the United States)

• Georgia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Georgia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Georgia f

1. Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia)
2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒoːrd͡ʒa]

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

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)

• Georgia in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

• IPA^(key): /xeˈoɾxja/ [xeˈoɾ.xja]

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

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a country in Europe)
2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

• georgiano

Georgia n (genitive Georgias)

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)