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. 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) AbbreviationW VaW. Va.with zip codeWV

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 .

Notes

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 Words From

• West Virginian adjective noun

Example Sentences

GOP lawmakers in Arizona joined South Dakota in opposing statehood, while 43 Republican lawmakers in West Virginia wrote a letter asking their congressional representatives to oppose statehood legislation too.

From Washington Post

Dianne Feinstein of California, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

From FiveThirtyEight

This doesn’t mean that Manchin is the only candidate who could win a Senate race in West Virginia at this point.

From Washington Post

In Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Oklahoma and West Virginia, at least one in five eligible voters has a disability, meaning millions of Americans could have an easier time voting if the 2020 changes stay in place.

From Time

Teacher strikes from West Virginia to Arizona to Los Angeles found widespread public support.

From Voice of San Diego

West Virginia, God bless it, is still a little bit different!

From The Daily Beast

So it's soon to be 25 out of 26, and I guess West Virginia is less different than I wanted to believe.

From The Daily Beast

Life can be tough in West Virginia, especially for the hardworking souls of coal country.

From The Daily Beast

And Mississippi is one of only two states—the other is West Virginia—that allows neither religious nor philosophical exemptions.

From The Daily Beast

But West Virginia is the one place where the right won the culture war.

From The Daily Beast

The new area was first called "Kanawha" but later the name was changed to West Virginia.

From Project Gutenberg

For the additional third, certificates were issued endorsed against future settlement with West Virginia.

From Project Gutenberg

However, one-third of the area of the state—which had become West Virginia—was permanently separated.

From Project Gutenberg

West Virginia originally evaded such a conference but, later, appointed a commission to represent the state.

From Project Gutenberg

It will penetrate the finest mineral lands of Virginia and West Virginia, which have been so long locked up from the world.

From Project Gutenberg