Atlantan

Georgia capital dweller

An Atlantan is a person from Atlanta, Georgia.

The word functions as both noun and adjective: Atlantan hospitality, a lifelong Atlantan.

The city's rapid growth means many Atlantans are transplants rather than natives.

culture

CNN

American cable news network

Coca-ColaIconic American cola brand
SpelmanAtlanta women's HBCU
MorehousePrivate HBCU in Atlanta

HBCU · Olympics · Delta · hip-hop · Ludacris · Usher

southern

grits

Boiled ground maize

drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree

porch · barbecue · soul-food · biscuits · cornbread · seersucker · peach · Georgia · Dixie · charm

urban

downtown

Central business district

BuckheadPosh Atlanta enclave
PeachtreeAtlanta's primary boulevard
trafficMovement along routes

sprawl · commute · Hartsfield-Jackson · interstate · beltway · highrise · skyline · gentrification · neighborhoods · intown

community

residents

People living somewhere

localsArea's permanent inhabitants
neighborsThose dwelling nearby
civicPertaining to community affairs

transplants · native · newcomers · diverse · population · demographics · fellowship · network · congregation · OTP

Opposites

urban-rural geography

Atlantanrural

Of the countryside

suburban · exurban · farmer

rival cities

AtlantanBostonian

Massachusetts capital resident

georgia regional identity

AtlantanAugustan

Of Rome's founding emperor

Phrases

Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
Atlanta HawksGeorgia-based NBA franchise
Atlantic RecordsAmerican music label founded 1947
Atlantic hurricanesRotating storms over warm ocean
Atlantic coastOcean-bordering eastern shore
Atlantic CityNew Jersey coastal resort

Family

Atlanta, Atlantic, Atlantis

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G