Atlanta

/ətˈlæntə/

/ətˈlæntə/

Other forms: Atlantas

Definitions of Atlanta

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: capital of Georgia

   example of:

   state capital

   the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
2. noun

   a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864
   synonyms: battle of Atlanta

   example of:

   beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

   the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack