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Georgia

Pronunciation: [ɡeˈɔr.ɡi.a]

“Georgia” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

  1. Georgia (a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea)

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.

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