Definition of "Augusta"

Augusta

/əɡʌstə/

proper noun
1. A female given name from Latin.
  Quotations
  August, Charis named her, because that's when she was born. Warm breezes, baby powder, languorous heat, the smell of mown hay. Such a soft name. Too soft for her daughter, who has added an a. Augusta, she is now — a very different resonance. Marble statues, Roman noses, tight-lipped commanding mouths.
  1993, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Virago Press, published 2013, page 48
2. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A city, the county seat of Woodruff County, Arkansas.
  2. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, in east-central Georgia; also see Disgusta.
  3. A village in Illinois.
  4. A city in Kansas.
  5. A city in Kentucky.
  6. The capital city of Maine, United States and the county seat of Kennebec County.
  7. A village in Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota.
  9. A city in Missouri.
  10. A census-designated place in Montana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, New Jersey.
  12. A town in New York.
  13. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  14. A city in Wisconsin.
  15. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Augusta Township.
3. A township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, eastern Ontario, Canada.
4. A town in Sicily, Italy.
5. A town in Western Australia.
6. (rare) A habitational surname from Italian, from the town in Sicily.
7. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.