Georgia en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɾ.d͡ʒə/ (Scotland)
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- /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒə/ (Southern-US)
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ (General-American)
- jôrʹjə (General-American)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from Classical Persian گرج (gurj) (with influence from (sānctus) Geōrgius (“Saint George”), alluding to the saint's popularity in the country), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (wiruz-ān, “Iberians, Georgians”). The term's further history is unknown; it may ultimately be a derivation from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg, “wolf”), though that would be phonologically challenging; compare Parthian 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 pl (wiruž-ān), Old Armenian վիր-ք (vir-kʻ), Old East Slavic гурзи (gurzi). Replaced earlier Georgie, from the same source via a Middle French intermediary. Early medieval sources hypothesize that the country was named after Saint George, while later European accounts connect the name with agricultural tribes called "Georgi" (from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer”)) mentioned by classical authors (Pliny, IV.26, VI.14; Mela, De Sita Orb. i.2); neither of these etymologies is accepted today.
Meanings
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A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi.
During our stay in Georgia Mr. Chmarsky's gremlin hardly operated at all, and that made us feel better toward him, and made him feel better toward us.
1948, John Steinbeck, chapter 7, in A Russian Journal, New York: The Viking Press, →ISBN, →OCLC:The practice of raiſing ſlaves to the great offices of ſtate is ſtill more common among the Turks than among the Perſians. The miſerable countries of Georgia and Circaſſia ſupply rulers to the greateſt part of the eaſt.
1776, Edward Gibbon, chapter III, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 619:Though this be held his laſt daies dꝛeadfull ſiege, Wherein he ſpareth neither man noꝛ childe, Yet are there Chꝛiſtians of Georgia here, Whoſe ſtate who euer pitied and relieu'd:
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The Second Part […], 2nd edition, part 2, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act V, scene i:
Deriveds
Kingdom of Georgia · Eastern Georgia · Georgian · Western Georgia
Descendants
Jóojah · ဂျော်ဂျီယာ · जॉर्जिया · ジョージア · 喬治亞 · Hōria · จอร์เจีย · 乔治亚 · Geōrgia · 조지아
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Translations (203)
kbd Хъырцей (country of the Caucasus) · fy Georgje (country of the Caucasus) · fi Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · ady Хъырцые (country of the Caucasus) · cv Грузи (country of the Caucasus) · lzz ოქორთუე (country of the Caucasus) · dv ޖޯޖިޔާ (country of the Caucasus) · nb Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · lt Gruzija (country of the Caucasus) · zza Gurcıstan (diq) (country of the Caucasus) · sc Geòrgia (country of the Caucasus) · sah Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · sq Gjeorgji (country of the Caucasus) · li Georgije (country of the Caucasus) · ab Қырҭтәыла (country of the Caucasus) · eo Kartvelujo (country of the Caucasus) · bn গর্জেস্তান (country of the Caucasus) · uk Ґру́зія (country of the Caucasus) · nl Georgië (country of the Caucasus) · la Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · ia Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · hi जोर्जिया (country of the Caucasus) · ur گُرْجِسْتان (country of the Caucasus) · ru Джо́рджия (country of the Caucasus) · el Γεωργία (country of the Caucasus) · yue 格魯吉亞 /格鲁吉亚 (country of the Caucasus) · mn ᠭᠦᠷᠵᠢ (country of the Caucasus) · ar جُورْجِيَا (country of the Caucasus) · hi जॉर्जिया (country of the Caucasus) · hy Վրաստան (country of the Caucasus) · fo Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · kn ಜಾರ್ಜಿಯ (country of the Caucasus) · uk Гру́зія (country of the Caucasus) · es Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · ps ګرجستان (country of the Caucasus) · dz ཇཽ་ཇཱ (country of the Caucasus) · uk Джо́рджія (country of the Caucasus) · ko 조지아 (country of the Caucasus) · vi Gru-di-a (country of the Caucasus) · ha Georgiya (country of the Caucasus) · am ጂዮርጂያ (country of the Caucasus) · an Cheorchia (country of the Caucasus) · ro Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · sh Ђурђија (country of the Caucasus) · ce Гуьржийчоь (country of the Caucasus) · ms Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · af Georgië (country of the Caucasus) · ja ジョージア (country of the Caucasus) · gl Xeorxia (country of the Caucasus) · ja グルジア (country of the Caucasus) · uk Сакартве́ло (country of the Caucasus) · av Хъизихъ (country of the Caucasus) · de Georgien (country of the Caucasus) · fi Gruusia (country of the Caucasus) · hsb Georgiska (country of the Caucasus) · id Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · zh 喬治亞 /乔治亚 (country of the Caucasus) · kmr Gurcistan (country of the Caucasus) · kk Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · he גְּרוּזְיָה (country of the Caucasus) · he גֵּאוֹרְגְּיָה (country of the Caucasus) · ti ጆርጂያ (country of the Caucasus) · ota كورجستان (country of the Caucasus) · lzz ოქორთურა (country of the Caucasus) · et Gruusia (country of the Caucasus) · bua Гүржи (country of the Caucasus) · bo འཇོར་ཇི་ཡ (country of the Caucasus) · is Georgía (country of the Caucasus) · mer jojia (country of the Caucasus) · ca Geòrgia (country of the Caucasus) · myv Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · aii ܓܘܿܪܓ̰ܵܐ (country of the Caucasus) · ug گرۇزىيە (country of the Caucasus) · lt Sakartvelas (country of the Caucasus) · be Гру́зія (country of the Caucasus) · so Saqartaweelo (country of the Caucasus) · tt Гөрҗистан (country of the Caucasus) · za Gwzlujgizya (country of the Caucasus) · sl Grúzija (country of the Caucasus) · ga an tSeoirsia (country of the Caucasus) · tt Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · hu Grúzia (country of the Caucasus) · gu ગુર્જિસ્તાન (country of the Caucasus) · kpv Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · inh Гуржехье (country of the Caucasus) · ki Jojia (country of the Caucasus) · sva ქა̈რთ (country of the Caucasus) · xmf საქორთუო (country of the Caucasus) · ro Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · gcf Jéoji (country of the Caucasus) · av Гуржи (country of the Caucasus) · te జార్జియా (country of the Caucasus) · vo Grusiyän (country of the Caucasus) · br Jorjia (country of the Caucasus) · gur Guruzigo (country of the Caucasus) · pa ਜਾਰਜੀਆ (country of the Caucasus) · it Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · luo Jojia (country of the Caucasus) · my ဂျော်ဂျီယာ (country of the Caucasus) · udm Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · et Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · sv Georgien (country of the Caucasus) · si ජෝර්ජියාව (country of the Caucasus) · pnt Γρουζία (country of the Caucasus) · haw Keokia (country of the Caucasus) · vi Giê-óoc-gi-a (country of the Caucasus) · km ហ្សកហ្ស៊ី (country of the Caucasus) · sk Gruzínsko (country of the Caucasus) · enm Georgie (country of the Caucasus) · mi Hōria (country of the Caucasus) · mnc ᡤᡳᡵᡠᡧᠶᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (country of the Caucasus) · hu Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · ru Гру́зия (country of the Caucasus) · szl Gruzyjo (country of the Caucasus) · ka საქართველო (country of the Caucasus) · lo ເຊອ້ອກເຊຍ (country of the Caucasus) · nrf Georgie (country of the Caucasus) · ru Сакартве́ло (country of the Caucasus) · lzz ქორთოლონა (country of the Caucasus) · dsb Georgiska (country of the Caucasus) · az Gürcüstan (country of the Caucasus) · luy Jojia (country of the Caucasus) · be Сакартвэ́ла (country of the Caucasus) · uz Gruziya (country of the Caucasus) · ky Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · bn জর্জিয়া (country of the Caucasus) · da Georgien (country of the Caucasus) · sh Đurđija (country of the Caucasus) · ast Xeorxa (country of the Caucasus) · co Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · fa گُرْجِسْتان (country of the Caucasus) · rue Ґру́зія (country of the Caucasus) · or ଜର୍ଜିଆ (country of the Caucasus) · crh Gürcistan (country of the Caucasus) · csb Grëzóńskô (country of the Caucasus) · gd a' Chairtbheil (country of the Caucasus) · fr Géorgie (country of the Caucasus) · io Gruzia (country of the Caucasus) · ml ജോർജ്ജിയ (country of the Caucasus) · lo ຈໍເຈຍ (country of the Caucasus) · pl Gruzja (country of the Caucasus) · ur جورْجِیا (country of the Caucasus) · de Grusien (country of the Caucasus) · nn Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · nv Jóojah (country of the Caucasus) · sq Gjeorgjia (country of the Caucasus) · mdf Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · kk Гүржістан (country of the Caucasus) · krc Гюрджю (country of the Caucasus) · kam jojia (country of the Caucasus) · hi गुर्जिस्तान (country of the Caucasus) · kln jojia (country of the Caucasus) · gu જ્યોર્જિયા (country of the Caucasus) · co Ghjeorghja (country of the Caucasus) · scn Giurgia (country of the Caucasus) · sh Гру̑зија (country of the Caucasus) · gcr Jéyòrji (country of the Caucasus) · qu Kartulsuyu (country of the Caucasus) · cs Gruzie (country of the Caucasus) · ta ஜோர்ஜியா (country of the Caucasus) · fa گُرْجِسْتَان (country of the Caucasus) · ko 그루지야 (country of the Caucasus) · mn Гүрж (country of the Caucasus) · ar جورجيا (country of the Caucasus) · co Geurgia (country of the Caucasus) · eu Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · yo Jọ́jíà (country of the Caucasus) · as জৰ্জিয়া (country of the Caucasus) · zea Georhië (country of the Caucasus) · eo Kartvelio (country of the Caucasus) · mr गुर्जिस्तान (country of the Caucasus) · az Ҝүрҹүстан (country of the Caucasus) · ky Гүржүстан (country of the Caucasus) · vi Gioóc-gia (country of the Caucasus) · yue 喬治亞 /乔治亚 (country of the Caucasus) · pt Geórgia (country of the Caucasus) · km ចចា (country of the Caucasus) · ne जर्जिया (country of the Caucasus) · sw Jojia (country of the Caucasus) · yi גרוזיע (country of the Caucasus) · lo ຊອກຊີ (country of the Caucasus) · scn Giorgia (country of the Caucasus) · tg Гурҷистон (country of the Caucasus) · tk Gruziýa (country of the Caucasus) · bg Гру́зия (country of the Caucasus) · lv Gruzija (country of the Caucasus) · ne गुर्जिस्तान (country of the Caucasus) · mk Грузија (country of the Caucasus) · th จอร์เจีย (country of the Caucasus) · ur جارْجِیا (country of the Caucasus) · sco Georgie (country of the Caucasus) · zh 格魯吉亞 /格鲁吉亚 (country of the Caucasus) · oc Georgia (country of the Caucasus) · ar بِلَادُ الْكُرْج (country of the Caucasus) · ro Gruzia (Moldova) (country of the Caucasus) · os Гуырдзыстон (country of the Caucasus) · tr Gürcistan (country of the Caucasus) · ba Грузия (country of the Caucasus) · hy Վիրք (country of the Caucasus) · sh Grȗzija (country of the Caucasus) · mt il-Ġeorġja (country of the Caucasus) · vi Giê-óc-gi-a (country of the Caucasus) · gl Grucia (country of the Caucasus)