Library / English Dictionary |
AUGUSTA
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Augusta" is a part of...):
Empire State of the South; GA; Ga.; Georgia; Peach State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The capital of the state of Maine
Synonyms:
Augusta; capital of Maine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Holonyms ("Augusta" is a part of...):
Maine; ME; Me.; Pine Tree State (a state in New England)