Meanings
proper noun
- One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Ringgold.
Origin
From an obscure, variously interpreted Cherokee term phonetically pronounced Ga-du-si or Ga-tu-si. Interpretations include "between two hills," "on the hill," "into the hills," and signification of either a prominent hill or place thereon.
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APA
Catoosa County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catoosa%20County
MLA
“Catoosa County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catoosa%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catoosa County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catoosa%20County.
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