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Appalachia |
a region in the United States that stretches from southwestern Pennsylvania to northwestern Georgia and includes the southern Appalachian Mountains. |
Atlanta |
the capital city of the U.S. state of Georgia. |
Black Sea |
a sea that lies between Europe and Asia. It is surrounded by Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. |
Creek |
a member of a group of American Indian peoples formed from groups who lived in Alabama and Georgia, but are now mostly in Oklahoma. |
GA |
abbreviation of "Georgia." |
Georgia |
a state in the southeastern United States on the Atlantic coast. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia. (abbreviated: GA) [2 definitions] |
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