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Virginia
vuh-JIHN-ee-uh
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1
A U.S. state on the Atlantic coast, whose capital is Richmond.
"They drove through Virginia on their way down to the Carolinas."
2
A female given name derived from Latin.
"Her grandmother was named Virginia after an aunt."
How to Use Virginia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often the U.S. state; also used as a woman's first name.
Word Forms
Virginias plural, Virginias plural
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Etymology
Named after Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen," when the original colony was founded.