At·lan·ta /ətˈlæntə, æt-/
(pla.)亞特蘭大
At·lan·ta n. Zool. A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod.
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Atlanta
n 1: 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 [syn: capital of Georgia]
2: Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying
Atlanta and burned the city; 1864 [syn: battle of Atlanta]