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Macon

Macon

20 3.9
A city in central Georgia, USA, or a wine region in eastern France
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmeɪkən/
: Macon (Georgia, EE. UU.)
  • Around 1850, Saulsbury moved the young Jeff to Macon, the most populous urban center of central Georgia.
  • Macon News
  • Macon Telegraph
  • Macon, GA

You know, you were you moved from Macon to Akron, adopted that as your community and now you're here.

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Examples

  • I'm 21 years old and I live in Macon, Georgia.

    Where the Boys Are (1960)

  • It was a free concert for the quality of life in Macon, Georgia.

    Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man (2020)

  • Then fly to Macon, Georgia, in the morning.

    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

  • This was shot in Macon, Georgia, which is a really terrific place to shoot.

    Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

  • A relative told Allen that if he moved to Macon, he would find a higher-paying job.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Around 1850, Saulsbury moved the young Jeff to Macon, the most populous urban center of central Georgia.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Then fly to Macon, Georgia, in the morning.

  • I'm 21 years old and I live in Macon, Georgia.

Synonyms

Georgia
vsMacon
687 1.0

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

in other use denotes a city within that state rather than the whole state
Burgundy
vsMacon
7 5.3

A region in eastern France famous for its wine

also names a city in the United States not just the French province
Bourgogne
vsMacon
1 8.4

A region in eastern France famous for its wine

also names a city in a US state rather than only the French region

Surface Forms

Macon main

Etymology

Macon gets its name in two ways: from the French town Mâcon, famous as a 'wine region', and the U.S. city in Georgia was named after the American politician Nathaniel Macon. So Macon can mean either the French wine area or the American city named for a person.