AtlasGeorgiaPotiOne word pinned herePoti42.1500°N 41.6667°E · Q185345One English word in this atlas traces back to Poti. It sits in Georgia.ShareAll of Georgia Pinned herepheasantnoun · Middle EnglishWell attestedThe bird is named for a river at the edge of the Black Sea.Greek phasianos means “of the Phasis,” the river now called the Rioni, which meets the sea at Poti in Georgia. Classical writers treated that river as the bird’s home, and English kept the name.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsChegetCheget, Russia140 kmhell and half of GeorgiaGeorgia, Georgia193 kmPontusPontus, Turkey359 kmturkeyTurkey, Turkey593 km