Definitions for virginiavərˈdʒɪn yə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Vir•gin•iavərˈdʒɪn yə(n.)
a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 7,078,515; 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Richmond.; Abbr.: VA 1 , Va. 2
(italics)
Category: American History
Ref: Merrimack (def. 2) 3
Vir•gin′ian(n.; adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA(noun)
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
Virginia(noun)
one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Virginia(noun)
a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
Wiktionary
Virginia(ProperNoun)
A state of the United States of America. Capital: Richmond. Largest city: Virginia Beach.
Virginia(ProperNoun)
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Origin: From Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen.
Webster Dictionary
Virginia(noun)
one of the States of the United States of America
Virginia(adj)
of or pertaining to the State of Virginia
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Virginia
one of the United States of America, a State somewhat larger than Scotland, between Maryland and North Carolina, so named by its founder Sir Walter Raleigh in honour of Queen Elizabeth; is divided from West Virginia by the Appalachians; it is well watered; the soil, which is fertile, yields the finest cotton and tobacco, and minerals, particularly coal and iron, are abundant; the largest city is Richmond, with flour-mills.
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