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GA

GA

41 1.0
An abbreviation for the United States state Georgia used in addresses
  • noun
  • /dʒiː eɪ/
  • US
translation icon : Georgia (estado de EE. UU.)
  • Jones-Jackson, Patricia. 1987. When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Athens, GA
  • Georgia, GA

and you're from Atlanta, GA, and they're from New York City.

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Examples

  • From stylish restaurants to boutique hotels, this Atlanta, GA getaway will have you packing your bags.

    Blog text (6)

  • Hi, I'm James from Savannah, GA Good mythical morning.

  • What you see here on the screen is a single person on a single day in Atlanta, GA.

    2000 Mules (2022)

  • Adam is in Valdosta, GA Hi Adam, how are you?

  • Find more stuff on our adventures down here in Atlanta, GA Fred, again, thank you.

  • Yo live from Atlanta, GA, New Jack, Thriller City.

  • Now they're in Atlanta, GA and I want to travel so bad.

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  • Hi, this is Cindy Clough from Sharpsburg, GA, just South of Atlanta.

  • Grady, Henry Woodfin. The New South: Writings and Speeches of Henry Grady. Savannah, GA: Beehive Press, 1971.

    Academic text (2011)

  • There are many historical sites to visit in Atlanta, GA, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.

Synonyms

Georgia
vsGA
∞ 1.0

A state in the southeast of the United States known for peaches and Atlanta

is the abbreviation form used instead of the full official name
Peach State
vsGA
1 3.2

A nickname for the state of Georgia in the southeastern United States known for its peaches

is the abbreviation form and not a casual or symbolic nickname
Empire State of the South
vsGA
6.4

A nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia for its economic and cultural importance in the South

is the abbreviation form rather than an honorific phrase about prominence

Surface Forms

GA singular
GAs plural

Etymology

The word GA is the postal abbreviation for the U.S. state of Georgia, which was named after King George. So GA is a 'short form' you see in addresses, on signs, and on car plates.