Atlanta
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
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