Virginia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Virginia in British English:
UK [və(:)ˈdʒinjə]
How to pronounce Virginia in American English:
US [vɚˈdʒɪnjə]
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- Noun:
- a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
Word Origin
- Virginia
- British colony in North America, name appears on a map in 1587, named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. The fem. proper name is from Latin Virginia, fem. of Virginius, earlier Verginius, probably related to Vergilius (see Virgilian). Related: Virginian.
Example
- 1. And west virginia was the fattest state for whites .
- 2. These were not welcome words in virginia .
- 3. Virginia gets bluer by the day .
- 4. Pfc. manning is in custody in virginia .
- 5. So , who is afraid of virginia woolf ?