Atlanta

/ətˈlæntə/
/ətˈlæntə/
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Other forms: Atlantas

Definitions of Atlanta
  1. noun
    state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
    synonyms: capital of Georgia
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    state capital
    the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
  2. noun
    a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
    synonyms: battle of Atlanta
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    beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege
    the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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