Atlanta

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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 (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
capital of Georgia
• Members of this Region:
battle of Atlanta
• Instance Hypernyms:
state capital
• Part Holonyms:
Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA
• Part Meronyms:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
2. a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it;
1864 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
battle of Atlanta
• Regions:
capital of Georgia
• Instance Hypernyms:
siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
• Part Holonyms:
American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States