English

 
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Etymology 1

 
Location of Georgia

A 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-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.

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
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Etymology 2

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

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

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. A state in the Southern United States. Capital: Atlanta. It is named for George II of Great Britain (1683–1760).
    Synonym: Jawjuh
  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.
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Etymology 3

Latinate feminine form of George, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios, farmer).

Proper noun

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."
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Afrikaans

 
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Etymology

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Basque

 
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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Georgia inan

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Danish

 
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Etymology

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Proper noun

Georgia (genitive Georgias)

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

See also

  • Not to be confused with Georgien in Danish, which means Georgia the country.

Dutch

 
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Georgia n

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Estonian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonym: Gruusia
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Declension

Declension of Georgia (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Georgia Georgiad
accusative nom.
gen. Georgia
genitive Georgiate
partitive Georgiat Georgiaid
illative Georgiasse Georgiatesse
Georgiaisse
inessive Georgias Georgiates
Georgiais
elative Georgiast Georgiatest
Georgiaist
allative Georgiale Georgiatele
Georgiaile
adessive Georgial Georgiatel
Georgiail
ablative Georgialt Georgiatelt
Georgiailt
translative Georgiaks Georgiateks
Georgiaiks
terminative Georgiani Georgiateni
essive Georgiana Georgiatena
abessive Georgiata Georgiateta
comitative Georgiaga Georgiatega

Finnish

 
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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Geōrgia and/or English Georgia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒoːdʒ(i)ɑ/, [ˈdʒo̞ːdʒ(i)ɑ̝]

Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonym: Gruusia
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Declension

Inflection of Georgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Georgia
genitive Georgian
partitive Georgiaa
illative Georgiaan
singular plural
nominative Georgia
accusative nom. Georgia
gen. Georgian
genitive Georgian
partitive Georgiaa
inessive Georgiassa
elative Georgiasta
illative Georgiaan
adessive Georgialla
ablative Georgialta
allative Georgialle
essive Georgiana
translative Georgiaksi
abessive Georgiatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Georgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Georgiani
accusative nom. Georgiani
gen. Georgiani
genitive Georgiani
partitive Georgiaani
inessive Georgiassani
elative Georgiastani
illative Georgiaani
adessive Georgiallani
ablative Georgialtani
allative Georgialleni
essive Georgianani
translative Georgiakseni
abessive Georgiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Georgiasi
accusative nom. Georgiasi
gen. Georgiasi
genitive Georgiasi
partitive Georgiaasi
inessive Georgiassasi
elative Georgiastasi
illative Georgiaasi
adessive Georgiallasi
ablative Georgialtasi
allative Georgiallesi
essive Georgianasi
translative Georgiaksesi
abessive Georgiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Georgiamme
accusative nom. Georgiamme
gen. Georgiamme
genitive Georgiamme
partitive Georgiaamme
inessive Georgiassamme
elative Georgiastamme
illative Georgiaamme
adessive Georgiallamme
ablative Georgialtamme
allative Georgiallemme
essive Georgianamme
translative Georgiaksemme
abessive Georgiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Georgianne
accusative nom. Georgianne
gen. Georgianne
genitive Georgianne
partitive Georgiaanne
inessive Georgiassanne
elative Georgiastanne
illative Georgiaanne
adessive Georgiallanne
ablative Georgialtanne
allative Georgiallenne
essive Georgiananne
translative Georgiaksenne
abessive Georgiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Georgiansa
accusative nom. Georgiansa
gen. Georgiansa
genitive Georgiansa
partitive Georgiaansa
inessive Georgiassaan
Georgiassansa
elative Georgiastaan
Georgiastansa
illative Georgiaansa
adessive Georgiallaan
Georgiallansa
ablative Georgialtaan
Georgialtansa
allative Georgialleen
Georgiallensa
essive Georgianaan
Georgianansa
translative Georgiakseen
Georgiaksensa
abessive Georgiattaan
Georgiattansa
instructive
comitative

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German

 
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Georgia n (proper noun, genitive Georgias or (optionally with an article) Georgia)

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Indonesian

 
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Géorgia

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Adjective

Géorgia

  1. Georgian

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Further reading

Italian

 
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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Latin

 
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Etymology

A borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj), 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.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Geōrgia f sg (genitive Geōrgiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. (New Latin) Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Geōrgia
Genitive Geōrgiae
Dative Geōrgiae
Accusative Geōrgiam
Ablative Geōrgiā
Vocative Geōrgia
Locative Geōrgiae

Derived terms

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

 
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Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

 
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Proper noun

Georgia

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Polish

 
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Georgia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Declension

Further reading

  • Georgia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonym: (Moldova, dated) Gruzia
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

Slovak

 
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

References

  • Georgia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

 
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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xeˈoɾxja/ [xeˈoɾ.xja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾxja
  • Syllabification: Ge‧or‧gia
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoɾʝa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝoɾ.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoɾʃa/ [ˈʃoɾ.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoɾʒa/ [ˈʒoɾ.ʒa]

Proper noun

Georgia f

  1. Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)
  2. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Georgia n (genitive Georgias)

  1. Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)