Georgia

Georgia

See also: georgia, georgià, Georgía, Geórgia, and Geòrgia

English

Pronunciation

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

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• (Southern American English) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔʊ.dʒə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə

Etymology 1

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.

Proper noun

Georgia

1. A country, in the South Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea.
   • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The Second Part […], part 2, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, OCLC 932920499; 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 995235880, 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 715891:

     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

• Gruzia, Sakartvelo

Derived terms

• Georgian

Descendants

• → 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)

Translations

See Georgia/translations § Etymology 1.

See also

• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, 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

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, 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Lawrence County, Indiana, named for the state.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Cherry County, Nebraska, named for a local carpenter.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity 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.

Derived terms

• GA
• Georgian

Translations

See Georgia/translations § Etymology 2.

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)

States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Federal District: Washington, D.C.

Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

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 (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."

Related terms

• George
• Georgiana
• Georgina

Translations

See Georgia/translations § Etymology 3.

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeorɡia/, [ɡe̞.o̞r.ɣ̞i.a]

Proper noun

Georgia inan

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

Declension

Declension of Georgia (inanimate, ending in -a)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	Georgia	—	—
ergative	Georgiak	—	—
dative	Georgiari	—	—
genitive	Georgiaren	—	—
comitative	Georgiarekin	—	—
causative	Georgiarengatik	—	—
benefactive	Georgiarentzat	—	—
instrumental	Georgiaz	—	—
inessive	Georgian	—	—
locative	Georgiako	—	—
allative	Georgiara	—	—
terminative	Georgiaraino	—	—
directive	Georgiarantz	—	—
destinative	Georgiarako	—	—
ablative	Georgiatik	—	—
partitive	Georgiarik	—	—
prolative	Georgiatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• georgiera
• georgiar

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Georgia

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

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Proper noun

Georgia (genitive Georgias)

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)

See also

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Georgia n

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)

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Estonian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Georgia

1. Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia)

   Synonym: Gruusia

2. Georgia (a state of the United States)

Declension

Inflection of Georgia (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	Georgia	Georgiad
accusative	Georgia	Georgiad
genitive	Georgia	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

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Finnish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Geōrgia and/or English Georgia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeorɡiɑ/, [ˈɡe̞o̞rˌɡiɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoːdʒ(i)ɑ/, [ˈdʒo̞ːdʒ(i)ɑ] (only of US state)
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ge‧or‧gi‧a

Proper noun

Georgia

1. Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia)
2. Georgia (a state of the 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	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Georgiatta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of Georgia (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Georgiani	Georgiamme
2nd person	Georgiasi	Georgianne
3rd person	Georgiansa

Synonyms

• (republic, dated): Gruusia

Related terms

• georgialainen

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German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)

See also

• Georgien

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Géorgia

1. Georgia (a country in Europe)

Adjective

Géorgia

1. Georgian

See also

• (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

Further reading

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Georgia f

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

Related terms

• georgiano

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Latin

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈor.ɡi.a/, [ɡeˈɔrɡiä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈor.d͡ʒi.a/, [d͡ʒeˈɔrd͡ʒiä]

Proper noun

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)

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

• geōrgiānus

Descendants

• → 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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Georgia

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

Related terms

• georgier
• georgisk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Georgia

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

Related terms

• georgiar
• georgisk

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Georgia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔr.d͡ʐja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrd͡ʐja
• Syllabification: Geor‧gia

Proper noun

Georgia f

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)

Declension

Declension of Georgia

	singular
nominative	Georgia
genitive	Georgii
dative	Georgii
accusative	Georgię
instrumental	Georgią
locative	Georgii
vocative	Georgio

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Georgia f

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

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒoːrd͡ʒa]

Proper noun

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

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)

References

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

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Spanish

Etymology

Medieval Latin Geōrgia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈoɾxja/ [xeˈoɾ.xja]

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

Proper noun

Georgia f

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

Related terms

• georgiano

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Swedish

Proper noun

Georgia n (genitive Georgias)

1. Georgia (a state of the United States)