Atlanta

Atlanta

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Atlanta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Atlantidae – heteropods.

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English

Etymology

    Supposedly the feminine form of Atlantic.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ætˈlæntə/
      • (US) IPA(key): [ætˈlæɾ̃ə], [ætˈlænə]
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Proper noun

    Atlanta

    1. The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.
      • 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 232:
        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.
      • 2025 January 26, Priscilla Alvarez, Rosa Flores, “Trump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz”, in CNN[2], archived from the original on 9 March 2025:
        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.
    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.

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    Catalan

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Atlanta f

    1. Atlanta (the capital city of Georgia, United States)

    Polish

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English Atlanta.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /aˈtlan.ta/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -anta
      • Syllabification: A‧tlan‧ta

      Proper noun

      Atlanta

      1. Atlanta (the capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia)

      Declension

      Portuguese

      Etymology

        Borrowed from English Atlanta.

        Pronunciation

         

        • Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ
        • Hyphenation: A‧tlan‧ta

        Proper noun

        Atlanta f

        1. Atlanta (the capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia)

        Serbo-Croatian

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /atlǎnta/
        • Hyphenation: At‧lan‧ta

        Proper noun

        Atlànta f (Cyrillic spelling Атла̀нта)

        1. Atlanta (the capital city of Georgia, United States)

        Spanish

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /aˈtlanta/ [aˈt̪lãn̪.t̪a]
        • Rhymes: -anta
        • Syllabification: A‧tlan‧ta

        Proper noun

        Atlanta f

        1. Atlanta (the capital city of Georgia, United States)

        Derived terms