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Virginia Beach

American  

noun

  1. a town in SE Virginia.


Virginia Beach British  

noun

  1. a city and resort in SE Virginia, on the Atlantic. Pop: 439 467 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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McGhee, who has been living alone in Virginia Beach, Va., for the past eight months while her husband is at sea, regularly sends him handwritten letters and care packages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

It also will upgrade the power grid External link for the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

A highly educated workforce and an economy sustained by a diverse group of industries make it easy to call Virginia Beach home, too.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

It had a lot to do with Teddy Riley — the father of New Jack Swing — who set up camp in Virginia Beach along with his Future Recording Studios.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

She drove the car and trailer on paved and dirt roads between Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and North Carolina.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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