ATLANTA

Atlanta, battle of Atlanta

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

Atlanta, capital of Georgia

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


At*lan"ta, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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