noun
Street Slang
marta
· noun · atlanta
Atlanta's rail and bus system — the city's public transit, lovingly roasted.
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Definitions
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority — the city's subway and bus network. Limited reach (most OTP counties opted out decades ago) but a cultural fixture; ATL artists name-drop MARTA stations as neighborhood markers.
“Meet me at Five Points, I'm on MARTA.”
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marta In A Sentence
Meet me at Five Points, I'm on MARTA.
Origin & Usage
Authority founded 1971, rail opened 1979. Backronym joke 'Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta' is local folklore, not the real name.
People Also Ask
What does marta mean?
MARTA is Atlanta's rail and bus system — the city's public transit, lovingly roasted.
How do you use marta in a sentence?
"Just take MARTA downtown, it beats sitting in traffic."
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