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

On Tuesday the Justices will hear appeals from Idaho and West Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal

His mother also was an athlete at West Virginia Tech.

From Los Angeles Times

On the flip side, the share of homeowners willing to take on 6% mortgages was highest in Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia, federal data show.

From MarketWatch

West Virginia is now on the frontline of a national shift that most people won’t notice until it shows up in their own bills, water tables or the substation down the road.

From Salon

Real-estate investor Terry Stephens flies frequently between his home in Florida and West Virginia, where he spent most of his career.

From The Wall Street Journal