Georgia
/ˈdʒɔːdʒjə/1
- a country in the Caucasus of SW Asia, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea; pop. 4,615,800 (est. 2009); languages, Georgian (official), Russian, and Armenian; capital, Tbilisi.格鲁吉亚(西南亚高加索地区国家, 位于黑海东岸, 2009年估计人口4,615,800; 官方语言为格鲁吉亚语, 其他语言有俄语和亚美尼亚语; 首都第比利斯)。
- An independent kingdom in medieval times, Georgia became part of the Russian empire in the 19th century and then was absorbed into the Soviet Union. On the break-up of the USSR in 1991, Georgia became an independent republic outside the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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- a state of the south-eastern US, on the Atlantic coast; pop. 9,685,744 (est. 2008); capital, Atlanta. Founded as an English colony in 1732 and named after George Ⅱ, it became one of the original thirteen states of the Union (1788)佐治亚州(美国东南部一州, 濒临大西洋, 2008年估计人口9,685,744, 首府亚特兰大; 1732年是英国殖民地, 以乔治二世之名命名, 1788年成为美国最初十三州之一)。