Georgian
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɔrdʒən/
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georgiano (EE. UU.)
- The threat of Indian war along the state's frontiers had alarmed Georgians from their earliest days in America.
- white Georgians
- black Georgians
- Georgians and Cherokee people
Examples
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"I am so proud to be a Georgian," a letter to the editor of the Atlanta newspaper exclaimed.
Academic text (2008) -
During the same period, black Georgians assumed leadership positions at the state and local levels in unprecedented numbers.
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But basically, you know, he was not an unusual young Georgian kid or student even.
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Why do you always pick on us Georgians?
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For the next three decades, Georgians impatiently and repeatedly called on Congress.
Academic text (2011) -
Evidently, Florida doesn't like us Georgians.
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Jackson's appointee for attorney general, John M. Branch, was a Georgian who also wanted to move the natives elsewhere.
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Meanwhile, discontent simmered among the Georgians who lived in Paulding County.
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State authorities gauged correctly the wary and suspicious attitudes of Georgians in the Cherokee counties.
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Many Georgians proudly participated in the recent community festival celebrating their state's history.
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Etymology
Georgian (US person) comes from the state's name Georgia, which was named for King George II of Britain, so a Georgian is someone 'from George's land'.