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
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
