Atlanta meaning

UK /ætˈlæntə/ US /ætˈlæntə/ 3 syllables

Atlanta (noun): state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War.

Atlanta has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Atlanta as a noun

  1. state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War

    Synonyms: capital of Georgia

    Type of: state capital

  2. a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

    Synonyms: battle of Atlanta

    Type of: siege

How to pronounce Atlanta

Atlanta is pronounced /ætˈlæntə/ in British English and /ætˈlæntə/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

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