Georgia

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Georgia has two principal meanings and many other meanings.

The principal meanings are:

• Georgia (country) which was previously
  • The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1921–1991)
  • The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG) (1918–1921)
  • The Georgian Kingdom (1008-1812)
• Georgia (U.S. state) which was previously
  • The Province of Georgia, a British colony (1732–1776)

Other meanings include:

In geography:

• Strait of Georgia, also known as the Gulf of Georgia, a 240 km (150 mi)–long strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada
• Georgia, Indiana, a town in the United States
• Georgia, Vermont, a town in the United States
• Georgia Avenue, in Washington, DC, USA
• Georgia Street, in Vancouver, Canada

In entertainment:

• Georgia on My Mind, a famous 1960 song by Ray Charles that is often confused and called by the simple term 'Georgia'.
• "Georgia" (song), a 2005 hip hop song by Ludacris and the Field Mob
• "Georgia", a 2007 song by American indie rock band Hanson from the brothers' fourth studio album, The Walk
• Georgia (1988 film), an Australian film
• Georgia (1995 film), a film starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham

Other uses:

• Georgia (name), a female given name
• USS Georgia, name given to four American warships, two with the United States Navy and two with the Confederate Navy
• Georgia (typeface), a font designed by Matthew Carter in 1993
• Georgia (soft drink), a brand of coffee
• University of Georgia, a state university in the U.S. state of Georgia

See also

• George
• Georgian
• South Georgia
• New Georgia

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