Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - georgia

 geographical name  1. state SE United States capital Atlanta area 58,910 square miles (152,577 square kilometers), population 8,186,453  2. (or Republic of ~) independent country SE Europe bordering on Black Sea; an ancient & medieval kingdom, later (1936-91) a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics capital Tbilisi area 26,911 square miles (69,699 square kilometers), population 5,493,000