Meaning of VIRGINIA
| Pronunciation: | | vur'jinyu
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- [n] a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
- [n] a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
- [n] one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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| | Synonyms: | | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA |
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| | See Also: | | America, American state, battle of Fredericksburg, battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Blacksburg, Bull Run, capital of Virginia, Chancellorsville, Chesapeake Bay, Colony, Confederacy, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, Elizabeth River, Fredericksburg, Gopher State, Hampton Roads, James, James River, Jamestown, Lynchburg, Minnesota, MN, Mount Vernon, Newport News, Norfolk, North Star State, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah Valley, South, Spotsylvania, town, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, Virginia Beach, Wilderness Campaign, Yorktown | |
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| | Definition: | | Virginia
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| | Definition: | | \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. 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} (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See
under {Cardinal}.
{Virginia quail} (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite.
{Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
the United States. --Bartlett.
{Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.
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