ジョージア

Japanese

Map of US highlighting Georgia

Etymology

In reference to the country, this term officially displaced the Russian-derived name グルジア (Gurujia) in April 2015[1] for diplomatic reasons. Compare Korean 조지아 (Jojia).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ジョージア [jóꜜòjìà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
(Tokyo) ジョージア [jòójíá] (Heiban – [0])[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːʑia̠]

Proper noun

ジョージア (rōmaji Jōjia)

Georgia (country)
Georgia (state of the USA)

References

国名呼称の変更（グルジア） (April 22, 2015) mofa.go.jp‎ (in Japanese), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, retrieved June 6, 2017
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[1] 国名呼称の変更（グルジア） (April 22, 2015) mofa.go.jp‎ (in Japanese), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, retrieved June 6, 2017

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN