Georgian

( Geog.) Pertaining to Georgia, one of the States of the American Union; or to Georgia, a country of Asia. -Belonging or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of Great Britain; as the Georgian era. -n. A native or resident of Georgia. tobacco, indigo, canes, timber, small fruits, and maize form the leading articles of export; the sugar-cane has South Wales, traversed by the Abercrombie River and its affluents. On the banks of the former gold has been found. only. From the distance between the N. part of the State and its ports, and the difficulty of communication Co. dence co. have a rather limited outlet. The former deficiency in Georgiaville, in Rhode Island , a post-office of Provi- transportation has, however, been amply remedied by the extension of internal improvements. At Atlanta, a city of remarkable commercial progre , having a pop- ulation in 1890 of 65,533, and now claiming over 100,000 souls, exists a concentration of railroad communication not exceeded, if equalled, in any Southern State. Savan- nah is another important outlet for the products and manuf. of this great State. In the production of iron and coal G. has made great progre since 1870, produc- ing in 1890, 250,755 tons of iron ore, against 9,000 in Georgic, n. [Fr. géorgique ; Lat. georgicum; Gr. georgikos , from ge , earth, and erganein , to work.] ( Lit. ) A rural poem; a poetical composition on the tillage or culture of the earth, or on the subject of husbandry, containing rules for cultivating land, rearing cattle, .; as, Virgil's Georgics . 1870. The coal product in 1890 was valued at $256,500. The total a e ed valuation of real property in the year 1896 was $285,613,778; personal property, $143, 399,845. Political Divisions, . G., is divided into 137 counties, as follows: IMG:content-0347.png:[blocks in formation] -a. Relating to the doctrine of agriculture and rurai affairs. Georgics, ( je - orjiks ,) n. pl. ( Lit. ) A poem on agriculture and rural economy in four books, by Virgil. It is regarded as the most perfect of his works. Georgievsk, ( gai'or - ge - vesk ,) a fortified town of the Ru ian empire, govt. Caucasus, 90 m. from Stavropol; pop . 3,000, mostly Co acks.