West Virginia

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.

West Virginia

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)

West Virginia

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.

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

In the rugged Appalachian hills of West Virginia, five hours west of the nation’s capital, fierce community bonds and family ties define life.

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They are both uniformed members of the West Virginia National Guard, Pirro said.

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Families, friends and neighbors in West Virginia are rallying around two members of their state’s National Guard, who were shot while working in Washington, D.C., over Thanksgiving.

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A few days before Thanksgiving, members of the West Virginia National Guard filmed cheerful videos about what they would miss while deployed to the nation’s capital over the holidays.

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West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey said in a post on X that both victims were members of his state's National Guard and had died from their injuries.

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