English Explanatory Dictionary

Atlanta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.
  2. A community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A community in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua.
  4. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho, United States.
  8. A small city in Logan County, Illinois.
  9. A small town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
  10. A tiny city in Cowley County, Kansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States.
  12. A village in Winn Parish, Louisiana.

Pronunciation

/ætˈlæntə/ [ætˈlæɾ̃ə] [ætˈlænə] En-us-Atlanta.oga

Word forms

Atlanta

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós)bor. Latin ā̆tlanticusbor. Middle English Atlantyke English Atlantic? English Atlanta Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.

Derived words

Atlantan Apelanta
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