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Augusta

Au·gus·ta [ aw gústə, ə gústə ] 

1. 
city on the western bank of the Savannah River, in east central Georgia. It was previously known as Fort Cornwallis.
Population: 197,842 (2002 estimate).


2. 
capital city of Maine and vacation resort, in the southwest of the state, on the Kennebec River.
Population: 18,551 (2002 estimate).
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