English Explanatory Dictionary

Augusta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
  4. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
  5. A village and township in Hancock County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana.
  7. A neighbourhood of Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana.
  8. A city and township in Butler County, Kansas.
  9. A city in Bracken County, Kentucky.
  10. The capital city of Maine, and the county seat of Kennebec County.
  11. A village mostly in Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  12. A township (called a Charter Township) in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡʌstə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Augusta.wav

Word forms

Augusta

Etymology

From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty.

Derived words

Augusta County Augusta-Margaret River Augusta Springs Gussie New Augusta Port Augusta

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 奧古丝塔 Czech: Augusta Danish: Augusta Finnish: Asta French: Augusta German: Auguste Marathi: ऑगस्टा Polish: Augusta Portuguese: Augusta Swedish: Augusta
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