Georgia

Georgía Geórgia Geòrgia georgia georgià English Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Georgia.wav UK en /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ GenAm, jôrʹjə en en-us-Georgia.ogg en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-Georgia.wav New Jersey en /ˈd͡ʒɔɾ.d͡ʒə/ Scotland en /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒə/ Southern US en en-us-Georgia-2.ogg en ɔː(ɹ)dʒə 2 Etymology 1 thumb|Location of Georgia en country :lbor la-med:Geōrgia<id:country> 1 en la-med Geōrgia<id:country>, itself a borrowing from en fa-cls گرج gurj (with influence from la (sānctus) Geōrgius Saint George, alluding to the saint's popularity in the country), from en pal 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 wiruz-ān Iberians, Georgians p. The term's further history is unknown; it may ultimately be from en peo 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 Gorgan, though that would be phonologically challenging; compare xpr 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 wiruž-ān p, xcl վիրք վիր-ք, orv гурзи. Replaced earlier en 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 grc γεωργός farmer) mentioned by classical authors (Pliny, IV.26, VI.14; en Pomponius Mela Mela, De Sita Orb. i.2); neither of these etymologies is accepted today. Proper noun en Q230en A transcontinental <<country>> in the <<r/Caucasus>> region of <<cont/Europe,Asia>>, on the coast of the Black Sea Georgia Tbilisi. 2 V i 140 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: I III 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. en 1948 7 w:A Russian Journal w:John Steinbeck 9780141905839 715891 The Viking Press New York 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. Synonyms en Gruzia, en Sakartvelo Derived terms en Georgian en Georgiaphobia en Kingdom of Georgia en Western Georgia en Eastern Georgia Descendants my ဂျော်ဂျီယာ 1 hi जॉर्जिया 1 ja ジョージア Jōjia 1 ko ^조지아 1 cmn 喬治亞 1 mi Hōria 1 nv Jóojah 1 la-new Geōrgia 1 state th จอร์เจีย 1 Translations Etymology 1 See also en Tbilisi en Georgian SSR Etymology 2 region Q1428 en Location of the state of Georgia in the United States en state :af George -ia<id:place> 1 From en George male given name -ia place place-name suffix. Proper noun en Q1428en state in the Southern c/United States Atlanta. It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760). en Jawjuh en 1930 w:Stuart Gorrell w:Hoagy Carmichael w:Georgia on My Mind I said, Georgia, oh, Georgia No peace I find Just an old, sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind en Veronica Stracqualursi Georgia to conduct full by-hand count of presidential race ballots, secretary of state says w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/politics/georgia-full-state-recount-2020-presidential-race 2020-11-11 Collins and the Trump campaign on Wednesday celebrated the recount decision from the Georgia secretary of state as a victory for “integrity” and “transparency.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250826080810/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/politics/georgia-full-state-recount-2020-presidential-race 26 August 2025 en Chris Boyette Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/24/us/biolab-fire-georgia-conyers-explosion 2024-11-24 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigation into the September 29 BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia, that shrouded neighborhoods in chemical smoke for days and forced thousands of residents to shelter in place or evacuate. en Q761534 en w:University of Georgia.en Universities en UGA<id:Q761534> en Georgia State<id:Q1509333> GSU<id:Q1509333><qq:not to be confused> en Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Priscilla Alvarez Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/politics/laken-riley-act-house-immigrant-detention-vote/index.html 2025-01-22 The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year old Georgia student who was killed last year while out for a run. An undocumented migrant from Venezuela was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in the case that reignited a national debate over immigration and crime. Several smaller places in the United States. en town co/Franklin County s/Vermont named for George III of the United Kingdom (1738–1820). en unincorporated community co/Lawrence County s/Indiana named for the state. en unincorporated community co/Cherry County s/Nebraska named for George A. Frost, a local carpenter. en unincorporated community co/Monmouth County s/New Jersey. en hamlet parish/Towednack co/Cornwall cc/England. en Q246141 A Georgia (typeface) transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993. Derived terms en GA Georgia cracker Georgian Georgiaville Georgia bark high as a Georgia pine New Georgia Strait of Georgia <qq:British Columbia> Translations Etymology 2 See also Etymology 3 en name :der George Latinate feminine form of George, from en grc Γεώργιος farmer. Proper noun en female Ancient Greek. en 1949 Jessamyn West Except for Me and Thee 9 Macmillan 1969 "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." Related terms en George en Georgiana en Georgina Translations Etymology 3 en Universities en exonyms Afrikaans af: thumb|right|Georgia Etymology Borrowed from af en Georgia. Proper noun af Georgia Q1428 Derived terms af Georgiaan af Georgiaans See also af Georgië Basque eu: Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-Georgia.wav> Proper noun in eu Georgia Q230 eu Georgia Q1428 Declension in.pr Derived terms eu georgiar<t:Georgian> georgiera<t:Georgian language> See also Further reading 38 eu exonyms Central Nahuatl Proper noun nhn proper nouns nhn Georgia Q230 nhn Georgia Q1428 Danish da: Etymology Borrowed from da en Georgia. Proper noun da proper nouns genitive Georgias da Georgia Q1428 See also Not to be confused with da Georgien in Danish, which means Georgia the country. Dutch nl: Pronunciation nl Nl-Georgia.ogg Proper noun n nl Georgia Q1428 Estonian et: Pronunciation country geˈorgia US state džoo(r)džia Proper noun et Georgia Q230 et Gruusia et Georgia Q1428 Declension Georgia See also References et exonyms Finnish fi: Etymology From fi la-med Geōrgia and/or fi en Georgia. Pronunciation džoodž(i)a only of US state Proper noun fi Georgia Q230 fi Gruusia fi Georgia Q1428 Declension sg Georgi a Synonyms republic dated fi Gruusia Derived terms fi georgia georgialainen Related terms fi georgialainen See also fi exonyms German de: Pronunciation de De-Georgia.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de Georgia Q1428 See also de Georgien Hungarian Etymology 1 hu:+ (állam) hu en Georgia Q1428. Pronunciation dzsordzsa hu Geor gia hu d͡ʒɒ 2 Proper noun hu proper noun hu Q1428 hu Georgia Q1428 Declension Georgiá o sgGeorgiá sg Derived terms hu georgiai Etymology 2 hu:Grúzia Pronunciation hu Ge or gi a hu jɒ 4 Proper noun hu proper noun hu Q230hu archaic and neologism hu Grúzia, hu Georgia Q230 Declension Georgiá o sgGeorgiá sg Derived terms hu georgiai See also hu heteronyms Indonesian id: Etymology id la-med Geōrgia. Pronunciation Géòrgia Proper noun id proper nouns Géorgia id Georgia Q230 Adjective Géorgia Georgian See also Further reading Italian it: Pronunciation Geòrgia Proper noun f it Georgia Q230 it Georgia Q1428 Related terms it georgiano See also it exonyms Latin la: Pronunciation 1 Etymology 1 la Geōrgia country :bor fa-cls:گرج<tr:gurj> :influence Geōrgius A borrowing from la fa-cls گرج gurj, from la pal 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 wiruz-ān Iberians, Georgians p, of unknown origin. The Latin form was influenced by (la sānctus) la Geōrgius Saint George due to the saint's popularity in the country. Proper noun Geōrgia<1.loc> la Medieval Latin New Latin la Georgia Q230 Declension Geōrgia<1.loc> Derived terms la geōrgiānus Descendants en Georgia 1 country frm Georgie 1 fr Géorgie enm Georgie 1 it Georgia 1 nb Georgia 1 pt Geórgia 1 country ro Georgia 1 es Georgia 1 Etymology 2 la state Geōrgia :bor en:Georgia<id:state> + 1 Proper noun Geōrgia<1.loc> la New Latin la Georgia Q1428 Declension Geōrgia<1.loc> la exonyms Norwegian Bokmål no:Georgia,Georgia (USA) thumb|The location of the country of Georgia. Etymology 1 nb la-med Geōrgia, itself from nb fa-cls گرج Georgian. The exact route by which the international Latin name entered Norwegian is uncertain. The Latin form was influenced by la Geōrgius George, reflecting the country’s association with Saint George, but the country name is not derived from the saint's name. Compare nn Georgia, it Georgia, pt Geórgia, es Georgia and ro Georgia Georgia, country. Pronunciation nb /¹ɡeˈɔr.ɡi.a/ [ɡeˈɔ̀ɾ.ɡɪ.ǎ] nb ɔrɡia 4 nb Ge or gi a Proper noun nb proper noun Georgia; nb country cont/Asia Countries in Europe, in the Caucasus at the boundary between Europe and Asia, with Tbilisi as its capital. nb Hun reiste gjennom Georgia på vei til Armenia. She travelled through Georgia on her way to Armenia. nb 28 August 2025 Nils Petter Thuesen; Jan Richard Bærug Georgia Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Georgia Georgia er en republikk i grenselandet mellom Europa og Asia. Georgia is a republic in the border region between Europe and Asia. Derived terms nb georgier Georgian; person from Georgia nb georgisk Georgian; Georgian language See also Etymology 2 thumb|The location of the U.S. state of Georgia. nb en Georgia U.S. state. The English name was given in 1732 to the new British colony established by royal charter, in honour of George II of Great Britain. It is a Latinate feminine formation from the personal name en George. The personal name is from nb enm George, from nb fro Georges, from nb la Georgius, from nb grc Γεώργιος George; literally “farmer”, from nb grc γεωργός farmer, husbandman, ultimately from grc γῆ ἔργον earth work 1. Parallel borrowings and adaptations include da Georgia, nl Georgia, de Georgia, it Georgia, sv Georgia and fr Géorgie Georgia, U.S. state. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈdʒɔː.dʒə/ [ˈdʒɔ̀ː.dʒə̌] nb ɔːdʒə 2 nb Geor gia Proper noun nb proper noun Georgia; nb state c/United States in the southeastern part of the country, with Atlanta as its capital. nb Atlanta er hovedstaden i delstaten Georgia. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia. nb 7 July 2026 Haavard Nordlie; Steinar Kristiansen Georgia – delstat i USA Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Georgia_-_delstat_i_USA Georgia er en delstat i det sørøstlige USA. Georgia is a state in the southeastern United States. https://web.archive.org/web/20260905190504/https://snl.no/Georgia_-_delstat_i_USA 5 September 2026 References Nils Petter Thuesen; Jan Richard Bærug 28 August 2025 Georgia Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Georgia 2 August 2026 Keith Hitchins 21 April 2016 Georgia i. The Land and the People Encyclopaedia Iranica https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/georgia-i/ 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260905110647/https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/georgia-i/ 5 September 2026 Haavard Nordlie; Steinar Kristiansen 7 July 2026 Georgia – delstat i USA Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Georgia_-_delstat_i_USA 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260905190504/https://snl.no/Georgia_-_delstat_i_USA 5 September 2026 Origin of Names of US States Indian Affairs https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/opa/online-press-release/origin-names-us-states 2 August 2026 George Online Etymology Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com/word/George 2 August 2026 nb exonyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper nouns nn Georgia Q230 nn Georgia Q1428 Related terms nn georgiar nn georgisk Polish pl: region Q1428 Georgia Etymology pl :ubor en:Georgia<id:state> + 1 Pronunciation dżordżja LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Georgia.wav Geor.gia Proper noun f pl Georgia Q1428 pl pieczęć Georgii seal of Georgia pl Największym skupiskiem miejskim w stanie Georgia w USA jest Atlanta. The largest urban area in the US state of Georgia is Atlanta. Declension s Further reading Romanian ro: Pronunciation ro /ˈd͡ʒe̯or.d͡ʒi.a/ ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Georgia.wav Proper noun f ro Georgia Q230 ro Gruzia Moldova, dated ro Georgia Q1428 Declension Georgi sg See also Slovak sk: Etymology 1 sk :bor en:Georgia<id:state> state + 1 Pronunciation džórdža 1 Proper noun f Georgian Georgianka sk Georgia Q1428 Declension f sg Etymology 2 sk :der grc:Γεωργία<ety:af<Γεώργιος>> name + 1 Pronunciation loan 1 1 Proper noun f sk female Declension f Derived terms sk Hypocoristics Žoržika Further reading Spanish es: Etymology es :lbor la-med:Geōrgia<id:country> + 1 Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-Georgia.wav> yorya Proper noun f es Georgia Q230 es Georgia Q1428 Related terms es georgiano See also es exonyms Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Georgia.wav Proper noun n sv Georgia Q1428 Welsh cy: Etymology From cy en Georgia. Proper noun f cy Georgia Q230 Coordinate terms