Augusta

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Augusta can mean:

[edit] Augusta as a place name

Augusta, a feminine form of the name of the Roman Emperor Augustus, is also part of the original Latin names of many ancient places. As populations spread, they took the names with them.

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[edit] In Europe

Augusta alone
Augusta pronomen
Augusta cognomen

[edit] In the United States of America

[edit] Augusta as a personal name

  • Josef Augusta, a Czech paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer
  • Josef Augusta, a Czech ice hockey player and coach
  • Patrik Augusta, a Czech ice hockey player

[edit] Other meanings of Augusta

  • Augusta (plant)
  • Augusta (beer), from Germany
  • Historia Augusta, the Latin name of Augustan History, a half-mockumentary biography of the Roman Emperors of the 1st and 2nd century.
  • Augusta (spider) is a spider genus (Araneidae)
  • Augusta (comic), a long-running comic strip by Angus McGill and Dominic Poelsma
  • Augusta (band), a classical folk rock band from Toronto, Canada.
  • Augusta (cigar), a hard to find brand of cigar, manufactured in Brazil.
  • Augusta Heritage Festival, an annual summer music and heritage festival in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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