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VIRGINIA
Virginia
(noun) a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va.
(noun) a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
Virginia
(noun) one of the British colonies that formed the United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginia)
A state in United States . Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia.
Synonyms: Old Dominion, State of Virginia, VA, Va., Virg.
(astronomy) 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
A female given name from Latin.
Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere
A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A town, the suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.
A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras.
A town in Cavan, Ireland.
A suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.
A gold mining town in Free State, South Africa.
The former name of an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, now Virginiatown.
A city, the county seat of Cass County, Illinois, United States.
A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri, United States.
A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Vir*gin"i*a, n.
Definition: One of the States of the United States of America.
– a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia Virginica).
– Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [U.S.] -- Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence.
– Virginia nightingale (Zoƶl.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal.
– Virginia quail (Zoƶl.), the bobwhite.
– Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. Bartlett.
– Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MEGACOLON
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprungās disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
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