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  2. Names of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    The European "Georgia" probably stems from the Persian designation of the Georgians – gurğ (گرج), ğurğ – which reached the Western European crusaders and pilgrims in the Holy Land who rendered the name as Georgia (also Jorgania, Giorginia, etc.) and, erroneously, [11] explained its origin by the popularity of St. George (Tetri Giorgi ...

  3. Georgia (name) - Wikipedia

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    Georgia is a feminine given name originating from the Greek word Γεωργία (Georgía), meaning "agriculture". It shares this origin with the masculine version of the name, George . People

  4. Georgia (country) - Wikipedia

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    The official name of the country is Georgia per Article 2 of the Georgian Constitution, [34] adopted in 1995. In Georgia's two official languages ...

  5. Wikipedia talk : Naming conventions (geographic names)/FAQ

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    Why is the article on Georgia named Georgia (country), and Georgia is instead a disambiguation page? The consensus is that there is no primary topic for the term "Georgia". Supporters of that position successfully argued that since the country is not significantly more commonly searched for than the US state of the same name , it cannot have ...

  6. History of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    Georgia was named after King George II, who approved the colony's charter in 1732 The conflict between Spain and England over control of Georgia began in earnest in about 1670, when the English colony of South Carolina was founded just north of the missionary provinces of Guale and Mocama , part of Spanish Florida .

  7. Kingdom of Iberia - Wikipedia

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    History of Georgia in four volumes, vol. I - History of Georgia from ancient times to the 4th century AD. Tbilisi: National Academy of Sciences of Georgia. ISBN 978-9941-19-405-4. Preud'homme, Nicolas Joseph. À la porte des mondes. Histoire de l'Ibérie du Caucase, Bordeaux, Ausonius, 2024, ISBN 978-2356136084. Rapp, Stephen H. (2014).

  8. Two words explain why Georgia football, not Ohio State ... - AOL

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    Georgia isn't the only team with a loaded depth chart. Ohio State bursts with talent, too. So, why is UGA ranked No. 1? Two words explain that.

  9. History of Georgia (country) - Wikipedia

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    In Georgia, King David is called Agmashenebeli (English: the builder). David Agmashenebeli's successors (Kings Demeter I, David V and George III) continued the policy of Georgia's expansion by subordinating most of the mountain clans and tribes of North Caucasia and further securing Georgian positions in Shirvan.