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 (Zoöl.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal.

– Virginia quail (Zoöl.), 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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1 July 2024

DRIVE

(verb) cause someone or something to move by driving; “She drove me to school every day”; “We drove the car to the garage”


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