From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGeorgiaGeor‧gia /ˈdʒɔːdʒə $ ˈdʒɔːr-/ 1 (written abbreviation GA) a state in the southeast US, one of the original 13 states established under British rule. Its capital and largest city is Atlanta, an important industrial centre for the southeastern US.2 a country in the extreme southeast of Europe, east of the Black Sea. Georgia was one of the states of the former Soviet Union. Population: 4,555,911 (2014). Capital: Tbilisi. —Georgian noun
