Virginia

American  

[ver-jin-yuh] / vərˈdʒɪn yə /

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.

4. a female given name: from a Roman family name.

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Virginia ¹ British  

/ vəˈdʒɪnɪə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Va.   VA.  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)

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Virginia ² British  

/ vəˈdʒɪnɪə /

noun

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

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Virginia Cultural  

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.

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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

Frey, a northern Virginia native, fell in love with Minneapolis while running the 2006 Twin Cities Marathon and moved there after law school.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before leading UW-Madison, she was dean of UCLA’s law school and, before that, a law professor at the University of Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 200 car crashes were reported in the state of Virginia as the storm moved into the state, according to local media.

From BBC

Ameila was still living in Virginia which meant they were only able to visit each other sparingly.

From BBC

Virginia’s Constitution limits the governor to one term, Thomas Jefferson having feared an ascendant executive.

From The Wall Street Journal