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Augusta
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augusta augustā Augustą
English
Etymology
en :der la:Augusta 1
From en la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.
Pronunciation
en /əˈɡʌstə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Augusta.wav US
Proper noun
en female Latin.
en 1993 w:Margaret Atwood Robber Bride 48 Virago Press 2013 9781853817229 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 mouths.
en number of places c/USA:
en city/county seat co/Woodruff County s/Arkansas.
en city/county seat co/Richmond County in east-central s/Georgia; also see Disgusta. TopoZone: Augusta, Georgia
en village/and/twp co/Hancock County s/Illinois.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Lockhart co/Pike County s/Indiana.
en neighbourhood twp:Suf/Pike co/Marion County s/Indiana.
en city/and/twp co/Butler County s/Kansas.
en city co/Bracken County s/Kentucky.
en Q28206 en The <<capital city>> of <<s/Maine>>, and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Kennebec County>>. TopoZone: Augusta, Maine
en village mostly in twp:Suf/Ross co/Kalamazoo County s/Michigan.
en twp (called a Charter Township) in co/Washtenaw County s/Michigan.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Laketown and twp:Suf/Dahlgren co/Carver County s/Minnesota.
en twp co/Lac qui Parle County s/Minnesota
en minor city co/St. Charles County s/Missouri.
en census-designated place co/Lewis and Clark County s/Montana.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Frankford co/Sussex County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Augusta, New Jersey
en town co/Oneida County s/New York.
en twp co/Carroll County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Hampshire County s/West Virginia.
en city co/Eau Claire County s/Wisconsin.
en township in the co/United Counties of Leeds and Grenville eastern p/Ontario c/Canada.
en town r/Sicily c/Italy.
en town shire:Pref/Augusta-Margaret River s/Western Australia.
en rare en habitational Italian, from the town in Sicily.
en rare en male surnames,place names.
Derived terms
en Augusta County Augusta-Margaret River Augusta Springs New Augusta Port Augusta Gussie
Translations
female given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 奧古丝塔 Àogǔsītǎ
Czech: cs Augusta f
Danish: da Augusta
Finnish: fi Asta
French: fr Augusta
German: de Auguste
Marathi: mr ऑगस्टा f
Polish: pl Augusta f
Portuguese: pt Augusta f
Swedish: sv Augusta
capital city of Maine
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 奧古斯塔 Àogǔsītǎ
Latin: la Augusta f
Marathi: mr ऑगस्टा f
Portuguese: pt Augusta f
Russian: ru Ога́ста f
References
en unisex given names
Catalan
Etymology
ca :der la:Augusta
From ca la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Proper noun
m
ca female
Czech
Etymology
cs :der la:Augusta 1
From cs la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Augustová
cs m
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
da :der la:Augusta
From da la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Proper noun
da female of da la - origin
Faroese
Etymology
fo :der la:Augusta
From fo la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Augustuson Augustudóttir
Declension
Augusta Augustu Augustu Augustu
German
Etymology
de :der la:Augusta
From de la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Pronunciation
de De-Augusta.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Latin
Italian
it:
Etymology
it :der la:Augusta 1
From it la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Pronunciation
Augùsta
Proper noun
f
it city s/Bavaria c/Germany Augsburg
it female
Derived terms
it augustano
it exonyms
Latin
Etymology
la :af Augustus<id:emperor> -a<id:feminine> 1
Feminine form of la Augustus.
Pronunciation
yes
Proper noun
Augusta<1.both>
an honorific title given to the wives of Roman Emperors
la The name of several <<ancient towns>>, such as la Augusta Praetōria (modern day Aosta), la Augusta Taurīnōrum (modern day Turin) or la Augusta Vindelicōrum (modern day Augsburg)
Declension
Augusta<1.both>
Descendants
frp Aoûta
it Aosta Augusta
scn Agusta
References
Polish
pl:+
Pronunciation
Pl-Augusta.ogg
Etymology 1
pl name :lbor la:Augusta + +
Proper noun
f August
pl female Latin Augusta
Declension
Etymology 2
pl 1
Proper noun
pl proper noun form m-pr
pl August gen//acc s
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
Pronunciation
pt ustɐ 3
pt Au gus ta
pt augusta
Etymology 1
pt name :lbor la:Augusta + +
Proper noun
f + +
pt female Augusta
Etymology 2
pt city :bor en:Augusta +
Proper noun
f
pt Augusta Q28206
Slovak
sk:+ (priezvisko)
Etymology
sk :der la:Augusta 1
From sk la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Augustová
sk m
Declension
m-pr surn
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
sv :der la:Augusta
From sv la Augusta, feminine of la Augustus.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Augusta.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female of sv la - origin