West Virginia

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Charleston. WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.

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West Virginia British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: W Va.   W. Va..   WV.  a state of the eastern US: part of Virginia until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861); consists chiefly of the Allegheny Plateau; bounded on the west by the Ohio River; coal-mining. Capital: Charleston. Pop: 1 810 354 (2003 est). Area: 62 341 sq km (24 070 sq miles)

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West Virginia Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the north, Virginia to the east and south, and Kentucky and Ohio to the west. Its capital and largest city is Charleston.

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Ranks first in bituminous coal production, with about twenty percent of the nation's total.

Separated from Virginia after Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861; it was granted statehood in 1863, during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• West Virginian adjective

Example Sentences

Beckstrom, 20 years old, and Wolfe, 24, had been deployed from West Virginia.

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Teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona walked out, demanding better pay.

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No. 5 Texas Tech, fueled by a player payroll reportedly worth more than $25 million this season, blanked West Virginia 49-0 and looks like a lock to make the playoff field.

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There were also local events in places like Charleston, South Carolina, and Fairmont, West Virginia, for those who could not make it to Washington.

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The two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot were part of roughly 160 who had “volunteered to remain in Washington, D.C.,” as Gov. Patrick Morrisey extended the mission until Dec. 31.

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