Atlanta

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/ætˈlæntə/US[ætˈlæɾ̃ə]US[ætˈlænə]

proper noun

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

OriginEnglish Atlantic? ← Middle English Atlantyke ← Latin ā̆tlanticus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

    As far as I know, Atlanta doesn’t have any famous buildings. You might even say that there are no skyscrapers. Sky reachers maybe, not sky scrapers. Regardless, the city is as enchanting as my mother’s face.

    2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 232
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    In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN. He said he was in the middle of his sermon when he noticed a couple of members of his church escort the man out.

    2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2025
  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.
  13. A census-designated place, the county seat of Montmorency County, Michigan.
  14. An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
  15. A tiny city in Macon County, Missouri.
  16. A village in Phelps County, Nebraska.
  17. A hamlet in the town of Cohocton, Steuben County, New York.
  18. An unincorporated community in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States.
  19. A city in Cass County, Texas.
  20. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́τλᾱς (Ắtlās)
  2. Ancient GreekἈτλαντικός (Atlantikós)
  3. Latinā̆tlanticus
  4. Middle EnglishAtlantyke
  5. EnglishAtlantic?
  6. EnglishAtlanta

Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.

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Translations

Bulgarian Атла́нта
  • Атла́нта (Atlánta)capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Chinese Mandarin 亞特蘭大 /亚特兰大
  • 亞特蘭大 /亚特兰大 (Yàtèlándà)capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Czech Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Danish Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Esperanto Atlanto
  • Atlantocapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
French Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
German Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Greek Ατλάντα
  • Ατλάντα (Atlánta)capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Italian Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Japanese アトランタ
  • アトランタ (Atoranta)capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Latin Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Polish Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Portuguese Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Russian Атла́нта
  • Атла́нта (Atlánta)capital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Spanish Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Turkish Atlanta
  • Atlantacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Vietnamese Ạt-lan-ta, Á Lan Đại
  • Ạt-lan-tacapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
  • Á Lan Đạicapital and largest city of the State of Georgia
Cite this entry
APA

Atlanta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlanta

MLA

“Atlanta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlanta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atlanta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlanta.

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