Virginia

[ ver-jin-yuh ]

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 square miles (105,710 square kilometers). : Richmond. : VA (for use with zip code), Va.
2. a town in northeastern Minnesota.
3. (italics) Merrimac ( def ).
4. a female given name: from a Roman family name.

Virginia

¹

/ vəˈdʒɪnɪə /

noun

1. sometimes not capital a type of flue-cured tobacco grown originally in Virginia

Virginia

²

/ vəˈdʒɪnɪə /

noun

1. a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic: site of the first permanent English settlement in North America; consists of a low-lying deeply indented coast rising inland to the Piedmont plateau and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Capital: Richmond. Pop: 7 386 330 (2003 est). Area: 103 030 sq km (39 780 sq miles) AbbreviationVawith zip codeVA

Virginia

1. State in the eastern United States bordered by West Virginia and Maryland to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, and Kentucky to the west. Its capital is Richmond , and its largest city is Virginia Beach.

Notes

One of the thirteen colonies . The first permanent English settlement in North America was at Jamestown , founded in the early seventeenth century.

Named for Queen Elizabeth I , the “Virgin Queen.”

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

Example Sentences

In January, I drove through an affluent community of country roads, hobby farms and sprawling hilly yards outside of Fairfax, Virginia, to the home of Jared Taylor.

From Salon

To me, the story about this black nerd from the projects of Virginia who sees the world differently... and it makes him an outcast for a long time.

From BBC

“A pardon will be life changing,” said Evans, who was a member of the West Virginia legislature when he and at least 2,000 others stormed the Capitol in 2021.

From BBC

"Violet", from Virginia Beach in the US, came forward to a police officer based in her school.

From BBC

Republicans are expected to hold at least 52 seats in the 100-member Senate after capturing three previously held by Democrats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana.

From BBC