Associations to the word «Atlanta»

Wiktionary

ATLANTA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Atlantidae.
ATLANTA, proper noun. The capital and largest city of the State of Georgia, USA.
ATLANTA, proper noun. A city in Illinois
ATLANTA, proper noun. A town in Indiana
ATLANTA, proper noun. A city in Kansas
ATLANTA, proper noun. A village in Louisiana
ATLANTA, proper noun. A city in Missouri
ATLANTA, proper noun. A village in Nebraska
ATLANTA, proper noun. A community in Nova Scotia
ATLANTA, proper noun. A city in Texas
ATLANTA, proper noun. A town in Wisconsin

Dictionary definition

ATLANTA, noun. State capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War.
ATLANTA, noun. A siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864.

Wise words

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