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Virginia

Definition: Virginia

Virginia

Noun

1. A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War.

2. One of the British colonies that formed the United States.

3. A town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Virginia" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a virgin maid".

Date "Virginia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Note: Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, noun. One of the States of the United States of America. -- adjective. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort Mertensia Virginica). Virginia creeper (Bot.), common ornamental North American woody vine Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [Upper Class]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Bristol, Virginia

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Bristol is an independent city located in Virginia, bounded by Washington County, Virginia and Sullivan County, Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,367. It is the twin city of Bristol, Tennessee, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of Main Street.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.1 km² (13.2 mi²). 33.4 km² (12.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.05% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 17,367 people, 7,678 households, and 4,798 families residing in the city. The population density is 519.8/km² (1,346.4/mi²). There are 8,469 housing units at an average density of 253.5/km² (656.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.54% White, 5.57% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 7,678 households out of which 24.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% are married couples living together, 13.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% are non-families. 34.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.18 and the average family size is 2.78.

In the city the population is spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 75.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $27,389, and the median income for a family is $34,266. Males have a median income of $28,420 versus $20,967 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,311. 16.2% of the population and 13.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.8% are under the age of 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bristol, Virginia."

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List of television stations in Virginia

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This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the state of Virginia.

VHF stations

UHF stations

See also

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List of Virginia counties

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities. The counties are:

  1. Accomack County
  2. Albemarle County
  3. Alleghany County
  4. Amelia County
  5. Amherst County
  6. Appomattox County
  7. Arlington County
  8. Augusta County
  9. Bath County
  10. Bedford County
  11. Bland County
  12. Botetourt County
  13. Brunswick County
  14. Buchanan County
  15. Buckingham County
  16. Campbell County
  17. Caroline County
  18. Carroll County
  19. Charles City County
  20. Charlotte County
  21. Chesterfield County
  22. Clarke County
  23. Craig County
  24. Culpeper County
  25. Cumberland County
  26. Dickenson County
  27. Dinwiddie County
  28. Essex County
  29. Fairfax County
  30. Fauquier County
  31. Floyd County
  32. Fluvanna County
  33. Franklin County
  34. Frederick County
  35. Giles County
  36. Gloucester County
  37. Goochland County
  38. Grayson County
  39. Greene County
  40. Greensville County
  41. Halifax County
  42. Hanover County
  43. Henrico County
  44. Henry County
  45. Highland County
  46. Isle of Wight County
  47. James City County
  48. King and Queen County
  49. King George County
  50. King William County
  51. Lancaster County
  52. Lee County
  53. Loudoun County
  54. Louisa County
  55. Lunenburg County
  56. Madison County
  57. Mathews County
  58. Mecklenburg County
  59. Middlesex County
  60. Montgomery County
  61. Nelson County
  62. New Kent County
  63. Northampton County
  64. Northumberland County
  65. Nottoway County
  66. Orange County
  67. Page County
  68. Patrick County
  69. Pittsylvania County
  70. Powhatan County
  71. Prince Edward County
  72. Prince George County
  73. Prince William County
  74. Pulaski County
  75. Rappahannock County
  76. Richmond County
  77. Roanoke County
  78. Rockbridge County
  79. Rockingham County
  80. Russell County
  81. Scott County
  82. Shenandoah County
  83. Smyth County
  84. Southampton County
  85. Spotsylvania County
  86. Stafford County
  87. Surry County
  88. Sussex County
  89. Tazewell County
  90. Warren County
  91. Washington County
  92. Westmoreland County
  93. Wise County
  94. Wythe County
  95. York County

    Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "List of Virginia counties."

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Orange, Virginia

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Orange is a town located in Orange County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,123. It is the county seat of Orange County6.

Geography


Orange is located at 38°14'45" North, 78°6'35" West (38.245894, -78.109786)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.31% is water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 4,123 people, 1,607 households, and 1,010 families residing in the town. The population density is 491.3/km² (1,274.1/mi²). There are 1,712 housing units at an average density of 204.0/km² (529.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 76.84% White, 20.96% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.70% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,607 households out of which 30.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% are married couples living together, 18.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% are non-families. 32.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.87. In the town the population is spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $28,576, and the median income for a family is $38,103. Males have a median income of $30,439 versus $19,233 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,805. 21.2% of the population and 16.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.9% are under the age of 18 and 15.9% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Orange, Virginia."

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Virginia

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Commonwealth of Virginia
(In Detail) (Full size)
State nickname: Old Dominion

Other U.S. States
Capital Richmond
Largest City Virginia Beach
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
 - % water
Ranked 35th
110,862 km²
102,642 km²
8,220 km²
7.4%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
Ranked 12th
7,196,750
64/km²
Admittance into Union
 - Order
 - Date

10th
June 25, 1788
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Latitude
Longitude
36°31'N to 39°37'N
75°13'W to 83°37'W
Width
Length
Elevation
  -Highest
  -Mean
  -Lowest
320 km
690 km
 
1,746 meters
290 meters
0 meters

ISO 3166-2:US-VA

Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is generally classified as part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia; it is one of four Commonwealths out of the fifty United States.

West Virginia is not a part of Virginia, but a separate state (see also below).

History

Among Native American people living in what now is Virginia were Powhatan, Nottaway, Meherrin, Monacan, Saponi, and Cherokee.

At the end of the 16th century when England began to colonize North America, "Virginia" was the name Queen Elizabeth I of England gave to the whole area Sir Walter Raleigh's 1584 expedition explored, an ill-defined area including, at least, all or parts of the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. The London Virginia Company became incorporated as a joint stock company by a royal charter drawn up on April 10, 1606. They swiftly financed the first permanent English settlement in the New World which was at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Its Second Charter was officially ratified on May 23, 1609.

Virginia was given its nickname "The Old Dominion" by King Charles II of England at the time of the Restoration for remaining loyal to the crown during the English Civil War. In 1790 both Virginia and Maryland ceded territory to form the new District of Columbia, but in an Act of Congress dated July 9, 1846, the territory that had been ceded was returned to Virginia, and is now Arlington County and part of the City of Alexandria. Virginia is one of the states that seceded from the Union to become the Confederacy during the Civil War. When it did, some counties were separated as West Virginia, an act which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in 1870.

Virginia formally rejoined the Union on January 26, 1870 after a period of post-war military rule.

On January 13, 1990 Douglas Wilder became the first elected African American governor of a US state when he started his governorship of Virginia.

Law and Government

The capital is Richmond. See: List of Virginia Governors

Geography

See: list of Virginia counties

Virginia is bordered by West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia (across the Potomac River to the north, by Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, by North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, and by Kentucky to the west.

Chesapeake Bay divides the state, with the eastern portion (called 'the Eastern Shore"), a part of the Delmarva Peninsula, completely separate from the rest of the state.

Demographics

As of 2001, the population is 7,196,750.

Important Cities and Towns

Unlike any other state of the Union, under the laws in effect there, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent of any county. More than one-third of the approximately 112 independent cities in the United States are in Virginia. The complete list of Virginia independent cities follows:

  • Alexandria
  • Bedford
  • Bristol
  • Buena Vista
  • Charlottesville
  • Chesapeake
  • Colonial Heights
  • Covington
  • Danville
  • Emporia
  • Fairfax
  • Falls Church
  • Franklin
  • Fredericksburg
  • Galax
  • Hampton
  • Harrisonburg
  • Hopewell
  • Lexington
  • Lynchburg
  • Manassas
  • Manassas Park
  • Martinsville
  • Newport News
  • Norfolk
  • Norton
  • Petersburg
  • Poquoson
  • Portsmouth
  • Richmond
  • Radford
  • Roanoke
  • Salem
  • Staunton
  • Suffolk
  • Virginia Beach
  • Waynesboro
  • Williamsburg
  • Winchester

Other important municipalities incorporated as towns, which are not independent of a county, include:

  • Abingdon
  • Annandale
  • Ashland
  • Blacksburg
  • Bridgewater
  • Christiansburg
  • Colonial Beach
  • Culpeper
  • Dale City
  • Dumfries
  • Farmville
  • Front Royal
  • Herndon
  • Leesburg
  • Luray
  • Marion
  • McLean
  • Mechanicsville
  • Orange
  • Pulaski
  • Reston
  • Smithfield
  • South Boston
  • Strasburg
  • Tysons Corner
  • Vienna
  • Vinton
  • Warrenton
  • Woodbridge
  • Wytheville

Finally, Arlington County, which lies across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C, is a completely urbanized community, but has no incorporated area within its borders.

Colleges and Universities

  • Appalachian School of Law
  • Averett College
  • Bluefield College
  • Bridgewater College
  • Christendom College
  • Christopher Newport University
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of William and Mary
  • Eastern Mennonite University
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Emory and Henry College
  • Ferrum College
  • George Mason University
  • George Washington University Virginia Campus
  • Hampden-Sydney College
  • Hampton University
  • Hollins University
  • Institute of Textile Technology
  • James Madison University
  • Liberty University
  • Longwood College
  • Lynchburg College
  • Marine Corps University
  • Mary Baldwin College
  • Marymount University
  • Mary Washington College
  • Norfolk State University
  • Old Dominion University
  • Radford University
  • Randolph-Macon College
  • Randolph-Macon Woman's College
  • Regent University
  • Roanoke College
  • Saint Paul's College
  • Shenandoah University
  • Southern Virginia College
  • Sweet Briar College
  • University of Richmond
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Virginia's College at Wise
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Intermont College
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Virginia State University
  • Virginia Union University
  • Virginia Wesleyan College
  • Washington Bible Collegeand Capital Bible Seminary
  • Washington and Lee University

Professional Sports Teams

The Minor League Baseball Teams are:

  • Bluefield Orioles
  • Bristol White Sox
  • Danville Braves
  • Lynchburg Hillcats
  • Martinsville Astros
  • Norfolk Tides
  • Potomac Cannons (Woodbridge)
  • Pulaski Blue Jays
  • Richmond Braves
  • Salem Avalanche

The minor league soccer teams are:

A-League

USL Pro Soccer League

W-League

Miscellaneous Information

State motto: "Sic semper tyrannis." (Ever thus to tyrants.)
State bird: Cardinal
State flower: Dogwood
State tree: Dogwood
State insect: Tiger swallowtail
State song: "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"

USS Virginia was named in honor of this state.

Novel

A 1913 novel by Ellen Glasgow is entitled Virginia.

Other places

There are also places named Virginia in the States of Illinois and Minnesota: see

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Virginia (novel)

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The frontispiece of the first edition (1913)

Virginia (1913) is a novel by Ellen Glasgow about a wife and mother who in vain seeks happiness by serving her family. This, her eleventh, novel marked a clear departure from Glasgow's previous work -- she had written a series of bestsellers before publishing Virginia -- in that it attacked, in a subtle yet unmistakable way, the very layer of society that constituted her readership. Also, as its heroine, though virtuous and god-fearing, is denied the happiness she is craving, its plot did not live up to readers' expectations as far as poetic justice is concerned and was bound to upset some of them. Today, Virginia is seen by many as an outstanding achievement in Glasgow's career exactly because the author defied literary convention by questioning the foundations of American society around the turn of the last century, be it capitalism, religion or racism.

A short outline of the plot

Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers

Born in 1864 to a clergyman and his dutiful wife, Virginia grows up as a Southern belle in the town of Dinwiddie, Virginia. Her education is strictly limited to the bare minimum, with anything that might disturb her quiet and comfortable existence vigorously avoided. Thus prepared for life, Virginia falls for the first handsome young man who crosses her path -- Oliver Treadwell, the black sheep of a family of capitalist entrepreneurs who, during the time of Reconstruction, brought industry and the railroad to the South. Oliver, who has been abroad and has only recently arrived in Dinwiddie, is a dreamer and an intellectual. An aspiring playwright, his literary ambitions are more important to him than money, and he refuses his uncle's offer to work in his bank. However, when Virginia falls in love with him he realizes that he must be able to support a family, and eventually accepts his uncle's offer to work for the railroad.

The young couple get married and have three children, a boy and two girls. Gradually perfecting her household skills, Virginia is able to get by on very little money. When, after many years, Oliver's first play is put on the stage in New York, his expectations are high. However, the show is a complete failure as the play is far too intellectual and radical for a Broadway audience who wants to be entertained rather than reformed. Reading about the flop in the local newspaper, Virginia for the first time in her life leaves her children, asking her mother to take care of them for a day or two, and takes the night train to New York to be with, and console, her husband -- only to be rejected by him, who is in a state of severe depression. When he has recovered from the shock, Oliver makes yet another concession to society and public taste and starts writing "trash".

Throughout the years, Virginia leads a vicarious life: She is happy when her husband and children are happy; she makes sure their clothes are in perfect condition while neglecting her own outward appearance; and she is eager to provide for her children the education she herself has been denied. When, at one point, she realizes that the women her age whom she has known since childhood still look quite young while she has aged prematurely, she quickly persuades herself to believe that a life of altruistic subservience is more than worthwhile, that living and acting the way she does is her duty and God's will. Her father's sudden if honourable death -- he unsuccessfully tries to prevent the lynching of an innocent young African American and is stabbed in the process by an angry and drunken young man -- adds to the gloom that starts creeping into her life, especially when she sees that, as a widow, her mother suddenly loses all her will to live. When she dies only a few months after her husband, Virginia has a premonition that her own fate when losing Oliver could be a similar one.

Meanwhile Oliver's first successful play -- a trashy one -- premières in New York, with some more to follow in quick succession, and, as the money keeps pouring in, the family move into a bigger house in Dinwiddie. They now employ a number of servants, including an African American butler. With the children gone -- their son and one daughter are at college, while the other daughter has married a much older widower with two grown-up children and has also flown the nest -- and Oliver frequently in New York to supervise the staging of his plays, Virginia's life becomes increasingly empty. Having "outlived her usefulness", the days seem endless to her, and with all the servants about the house there is absolutely no housework for her to do either. Now in her mid-forties, Virginia for the first time in her life spends Christmas alone at home.

The biggest blow, however, is yet to come: When she accompanies Oliver to New York for a première, she finds out to her dismay that he has been betraying her with a famous actress who stars in one of his plays. For the last time summoning up all her courage, she takes a taxi and pays her an unexpected call but immediately realizes when talking to her that she has no chance of winning her husband back. Without many words, Oliver asks her to let him divorce her, but clinging to the only thing she has left in her life -- her marriage -- she refuses. The novel ends on a somewhat optimistic note when Virginia, again alone in the empty house in Dinwiddie, receives a letter from her son telling her that he is going to leave Oxford before he has completed his two-year course at the university in order to come back and stay with his mother.

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Virginia, Illinois

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Virginia is a city located in Cass County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,728. It is the county seat of Cass County6.

Geography


Virginia is located at 39°56'56" North, 90°12'42" West (39.949022, -90.211793)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.91% is water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 1,728 people, 724 households, and 453 families residing in the city. The population density is 617.8/km² (1,593.2/mi²). There are 794 housing units at an average density of 283.9/km² (732.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 98.84% White, 0.12% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 724 households out of which 29.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% are non-families. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.31 and the average family size is 2.95. In the city the population is spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 79.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $35,741, and the median income for a family is $41,292. Males have a median income of $30,688 versus $22,639 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,979. 7.7% of the population and 6.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.3% are under the age of 18 and 8.9% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Virginia, Illinois."

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Virginia, Minnesota

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Virginia is a city located in St. Louis County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,157.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.7 km² (19.2 mi²). 48.8 km² (18.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.93% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 9,157 people, 4,333 households, and 2,270 families residing in the city. The population density is 187.7/km² (486.1/mi²). There are 4,692 housing units at an average density of 96.2/km² (249.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.17% White, 0.46% African American, 2.24% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 4,333 households out of which 22.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% are married couples living together, 10.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% are non-families. 42.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.00 and the average family size is 2.73. In the city the population is spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $28,873, and the median income for a family is $43,419. Males have a median income of $38,834 versus $22,473 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,776. 15.9% of the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.6% are under the age of 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Virginia, Minnesota."

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Virginia, Nebraska

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Virginia is a village located in Gage County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 67.

Geography


Virginia is located at 40°14'43" North, 96°29'52" West (40.245197, -96.497775)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²). 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 67 people, 31 households, and 20 families residing in the village. The population density is 258.7/km² (680.2/mi²). There are 35 housing units at an average density of 135.1/km² (355.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.51% White, 0.00% African American, 1.49% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 31 households out of which 19.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% are non-families. 29.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.16 and the average family size is 2.67. In the village the population is spread out with 14.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 131.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 128.0 males. The median income for a household in the village is $32,679, and the median income for a family is $34,750. Males have a median income of $27,250 versus $22,000 for females. The per capita income for the village is $17,473. 5.5% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Virginia, Nebraska."

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Synonyms: Virginia

Synonyms: Old Dominion (n), Old Dominion State (n), VA (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Virginia

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Amusement

Dance; hop, reel, rigadoon, saraband, hornpipe, bolero, ballroom dance; minuet, waltz, polka, fox trot, tango, samba, rhumba, twist, stroll, hustle, cha-cha; fandango, cancan; bayadere; breakdown, cake-walk, cornwallis, break dancing; nautch-girl; shindig; skirtdance, stag dance, Virginia reel, square dance; galop, galopade; jig, Irish jig, fling, strathspey; allemande; gavot, gavotte, tarantella; mazurka, morisco, morris dance; quadrille; country dance, folk dance; cotillon, Sir Roger de Coverley; ballet; (drama); ball; bal, bal masque, bal costume; masquerade; Terpsichore.

Distortion

Phrase: crooked as a Virginia fence.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Virginia

English words defined with "Virginia": capital of Virginia, capital of West Virginia. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Virginia": America On-Line, Inc., Appalachian Region, AssBorder StatesChlo'e, College Colours, Confederate States, Corea, County and equivalent entity, Culpeper SwitchDan Tucker, Daphnis, Digital Express Group, Inc., doghole mineEASC, ELIZABETHGoddard Space Flight CenterHPCode-PlusKanawha seriesLangley Research Center, LictorsMentat, mountain brown orenew town, Newark Supergroup, Northeast Interstate Dairy CompactOld EnglandPaul and Virginia, Pittsburgh bedRegion -- South, Regions, Geographicshaft drilling, Southeastern United States, star quartzText Encoding Initiativevalley brown ore. (references)
Etymologies containing "Virginia": Pocoson. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Virginia" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (Virginia), Hungarian (Virginia), Italian (Virginia), Spanish (Virginia), Swedish (Virginia).

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Modern Usage: Virginia

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Sydney Ellen Wade of Virginia. Knock 'em dead (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

If it's a girl, she will be named Virginia. 13 electoral votes (The Sum of All Fears; writing credit: Paul Attanasio)

Why, Virginia, what do you mean (The Road to Wellville; writing credit: Alan Parker)

The Virginia legislature story (All the President's Men; writing credit: Carl Bernstein; Bob Woodward)

I tend to be impulsive in these matters like the time I asked Virginia Woolf to marry me. (Carrington; writing credit: Christopher Hampton; Michael Holroyd)

Lyrics

We came from the West Virginia coal mines (A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K Verison); performing artist: Chad Brock)

Almost heaven, West Virginia, ("Take Me Home Country Roads"; performing artist: John Denver)

West Virginia, mountain momma, ("Take Me Home Country Roads"; performing artist: John Denver)

Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia ("Dancing in the Street"; performing artist: Martha & The Vandellas)

Movie/TV Titles

The Virginia Hill Story (1974)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Heart of Virginia (1948)

Visiting Virginia (1947)

Virginia (1941)

Song Titles

Meet Virginia (performing artist: Train)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Virginia

DomainTitle

References

  • First Virginia Banks Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Central Virginia Bankshares, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Penn Virginia Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 and 1802 (reference)

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s: From the Collections of Virginia and Ira Jackson and the National Gallery of Art (reference)

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (reference)

  • Virginia Migrations : Hanover County. Volume I (1723-1850) : Wills, Deeds, Depositions, Invoices, Letters, and Other Documents of Historical and Genealogical Interest. Volume II (1743-1871) : Wills, Deeds, Depositions, Letters, Marriages, Obituaries, Esta (reference)

  • Acceptability of Risk from Radiation: Application to Human Space Flight: Held May 29, 1996, Arlington, Virginia (Symposium Proceedings (National cou (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • American Business Directories - Virginia Ed Cd-rom (reference)

  • Dolans Virginia Business Observer (reference)

  • Employee Compensation In Virginia (reference)

  • Northern Virginia Association Of Realtors Update (reference)

  • Northern Virginia Legal Directory (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Luray Caverns, Virginia (reference)

  • Virginia Plantations: Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Others (reference)

  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (reference)

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (reference)

  • Trailside: Caving in West Virginia (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Virginia

Photos:
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Photo Album: Virginia

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Shows photo of Virginia March painting mouse with hydrocarbons to induce tumors at the McArdle Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

CDC facility, Morgantown, West Virginia. Credit: CDC.

Gabby - the talking current buoy Gabby getting a new face for a Norfolk, Virginia, open house MARMER hosted open house for general public Article appeared in Norfolk Ledger-Star on November 13, 1963. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Isaac Ingalls Stevens Second Assistant-in-charge of Coast Survey office Increased efficiency of office Became first governor of Washington Territory - then Union Major General Killed at Chantilly, Virginia in 1862. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Reproduction of early English vessels at Jamestown, Virginia. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Wetlands in the vicinity of Jamestown, Virginia. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Chesapeake Bay - Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

NOAA Auxiliary Research Vessel VIRGINIA KEY ARV80 off Miami. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Science party from Aerosols cruise (RB-99-02) sailing on NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN from Norfolk, Virginia, to Capetown, South Africa. This was the beginning of the 1999 RONALD H. BROWN around the world cruise. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Artist's conception of TIROS meteorological satellite system showing field of view of wide-angle and narrow-angle cameras on Earth's surface. Graphic in: "Operational Use of Weather Satellites", U. S. Navy Research Facility, Norfolk, Virginia, March 1960. Drawn prior to launch of TIROS I. Credit: NOAA in Space.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Virginia
 

"Pink Rose in Virginia" by Geoff Hartman
Commentary: "Close-up shot of a wild pink rose in Rappahannock County, Virginia."
"Spring" by Linda B
Commentary: "Spring has arrived here in central west virginia."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Historic Usage: Virginia

AuthorDateQuotation

US Constitution

1791

Mason and Randolph, of Virginia. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the first day above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Palquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebone, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northhampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued. (Abraham Lincoln)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

These cases come to us from the States of Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Virginia

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Most cases are reported from California, Florida, Texas, and Virginia. (references)

The Apgar score (named for anesthesiologist Virginia Apgar) is a numbered rating that reflects a newborn's condition. (references)

Ebola-Reston that appeared in a primate research facility in Virginia, may have been transmitted from monkey to monkey through the air in the facility. (references)

Economic History

Taiwan

Area: 14,000 sq. mi.; about the size of West Virginia. (references)

Slovakia

Area: 49,035 sq. km. (about the size of West Virginia). (references)

Czech Republic

Area: 78,864 sq. kilometers; about the size of Virginia. (references)

Human Rights

Guatemala

In November Ford's colleague, Sister Virginia Searing, became a plaintiff in the case. (references)

Mexico

There were no developments in the investigation into the presumed suicide of Jose Manuel Urbina, who was found drowned in a Durango state security facility in June 2000. According to the Guerrero State Human Rights Commission, in 1999 Angel Guillermo Martinez Gonzalez and his wife, Virginia Montes Gonzalez, were arrested and imprisoned in connection with a 1999 attack on Acapulco City councilor-elect Marco Antonio Lopez Garcia and his family. (references)

Trade

Argentina

Some of the users are Sharp, Maxon, Acropolis, Canon, TDK, JVC, Audinac, Pioneer, Rates, Audio Logic, Zenith, Daewo, Talent, Goldstar, Panashiba, Nashiba, Le Roy, Carandache, Baume & Mercier, Corum, Tag Heuer, Movado, Caterpillar, Valvoline, Komatsu, Cummins, Coleman, John Deere, Home, Litte, Snapper, Asia, Kia, Isuzu, Mazda, Nissan, Case, SKF, Fag Steyr, Armstrong, Stanetex Tile, Multicolor Prem, Abco Haldex, Sigma Paximat, York, Autobombas Ford, GM, American Lafrance, Venus Carpet, Kalpakian Floget, Blue Diamond, Stronger, Yale, Skoda, Cessna, Bayer, Nike, Topper, Avia, Jovi, Canson, Stabilo, La Serenisima, Sancor, Ceres, Goodyear, Eastman, Digitar, Tecno Steel, Dallas, Cristaleria Bohemia, Heidelberg, Polar, Hempel, Crosley, Waltek, Exenel, Printex, Darling, Wega, R.N., Tecno 1, Medtronic, Akroplast, BRD, Lostra 2100 Fume, Care Quilt, Rae Flex, Zwiling, Nippon, Kaijo, Ki, Trinity, Asme, Dupont, Siderar, Sanitron, Band Ai, Alcoa, Samsonite, Daihatsu, Rhone Poulenc, Asics, Etam, Grimoldi, Boating Shoes, Sthil, Subaru, Daewoo, Cadbury de Argentina, Cafes La Virginia, Construcciones Metalurgicas Zanello, Electrolux Argentina, Ilko Argentina, Impsat, Ledesma Mattel Argentina, Multicolor Argentina, Papelera Tucuman, Pecom NEC, Philco Ushuaia, Phillips Argentina, Ralston Purina Argentina, Spazio Casa Simmons de Argentina. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ASS, n. A public singer with a good voice but no ear. In Virginia City, Nevada, he is called the Washoe Canary, in Dakota, the Senator, and everywhere the Donkey. The animal is widely and variously celebrated in the literature, art and religion of every age and country; no other so engages and fires the human imagination as this noble vertebrate. Indeed, it is doubted by some (Ramasilus, lib.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Virginia

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dan Rather

Thanks for staying here. Welcome back. We're going to take a call, go to the telephones now, from Virginia Beach, Virginia. You're on.

John Ashcroft

I don't want to provide a specific time during which he'll be in the United States, but I expect him to be here shortly. He is the subject of a complaint filed in the eastern district of Virginia and he will be brought to justice.

Rush Limbaugh

Meanwhile, doctors in West Virginia and Pennsylvania have to talk about striking because they can't afford their malpractice insurance to protect them from guys like Edwards who make money by suing whether the case has merit or not.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Virginia

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Quotas had been assigned to the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, the governor of Pennsylvania having declared on this occasion an opinion which justified a requisition to the other States.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809I shall think it my duty to lay before you the proceedings and the evidence publicly exhibited on the arraignment of the principal offenders before the circuit court of Virginia.

James Madison

1809-1817This patriotic zeal, which it was necessary rather to limit than excite, has embodied an ample force from the States of Kentucky and Ohio and from parts of Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837The recommendation was adopted, and at different periods of time the States of Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia granted their vacant soil for the uses for which they had been asked.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Construction has begun on a commercial scale coal liquefaction plant in West Virginia co-financed by the United States, Japan and West Germany.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Two of our Founding Fathers, a Boston lawyer named Adams and a Virginia planter named Jefferson, members of that remarkable group who met in Independence Hall and dared to think they could start the world over again, left us an important lesson.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Virginia

"Virginia" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.59% of the time. "Virginia" is used about 1,217 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)99.59%1,2126,418
Noun (singular)0.41%5157,705
                    Total100.00%1,217N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Virginia

The following table summarizes the usage of "Virginia" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
VirginiaFirst name Female430,00035
VirginiaLast name20036,560
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Virginia

"Virginia" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a virgin maid".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Virginia."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
VirginiaFemaleAncient RomanN/A
VirginiaFemaleDanishN/A
GingerFemaleEnglishVirginia
GinnieFemaleEnglishVirginia
GinnyFemaleEnglishVirginia
JinnyFemaleEnglishVirginia
VirgeeFemaleEnglishVirginia
VirgieFemaleEnglishVirginia
VirginiaFemaleEnglishN/A
VirginiaFemaleItalianN/A
VirginiaFemalePortugueseN/A
VirginiaFemaleRomanianN/A
VirginiaFemaleSpanishN/A
VirginiaFemaleSwedishN/A
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Virginia

CountryName
USA

BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Virginia


1. Virginia, IL (city, FIPS 78201)
Location: 39.95078 N, 90.21127 W
Population (1990): 1767 (764 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA


2. Virginia, MN (city, FIPS 67288)
Location: 47.51579 N, 92.50707 W
Population (1990): 9410 (4706 housing units)
Area: 43.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 55792
Country: USA


3. Virginia, NE (village, FIPS 50790)
Location: 40.24520 N, 96.49886 W
Population (1990): 94 (42 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68458
Country: USA

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Expressions: Virginia

Expressions using "Virginia": Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf capital of Virginia capital of West Virginia crooked as a Virginia fence New Virginia virginia beach Virginia bluebell Virginia chain fern virginia city Virginia cowslip Virginia creeper Virginia crownbeard Virginia Dale Virginia deer Virginia fence Virginia Gardens Virginia ham Virginia mallow Virginia McMath Virginia nightingale Virginia oyster Virginia pine Virginia quail Virginia rail fence Virginia reel Virginia serpentaria Virginia serpentary Virginia silk Virginia snakeroot Virginia spring beauty Virginia stock Virginia strawberry Virginia thimbleweed Virginia Wade Virginia waterleaf Virginia Woolf West Virginia. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Virginia": virginia-based, virginia-creeper-covered.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Virginia

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

richmond virginia

9,530

fredericksburg virginia

1,640

virginia beach

8,588

virginia vacation

1,448

virginia

7,994

virginia hotel

1,446

west virginia

6,458

virginia tourism

1,433

virginia beach va

6,176

state of virginia

1,360

williamsburg virginia

5,988

virginia department of motor vehicle

1,338

virginia lottery

5,671

newport new virginia

1,332

norfolk virginia

3,840

parkersburg west virginia

1,259

arlington virginia

3,800

virginia employment commission

1,251

charlottesville virginia

3,658

blacksburg virginia

1,192

roanoke virginia

3,058

chesapeake virginia

1,192

alexandria virginia

3,049

northern virginia community college

1,152

virginia dmv

3,039

travel to virginia

1,149

charleston west virginia

2,644

virginia falls church

1,132

virginia beach hotel

2,432

virginia job

1,090

university of virginia

2,294

beckley west virginia

1,070

mobile park virginia

2,149

virginia bed and breakfast

1,029

map of virginia

2,136

west virginia university

976

fairfax virginia

2,051

virginia real estate

966

virginia tech

1,922

pilot virginia

910
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Virginia

Language Translations for "Virginia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

вид дива пълзяща лоза (virginia creeper). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

弗吉尼亚. (various references)

   

Czech

  

Stát V Usa. (various references)

   

Danish

  

virginsk karse (US Virginia pepperweed), Virginia-cigaret (straight Virginia cigarette). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

virginische kruidkers (US Virginia pepperweed), Virginia-sigaret (straight Virginia cigarette), Engelse sigaret (straight Virginia cigarette). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

virginiankrassi (US Virginia pepperweed), villiviini (Virginia creeper), englantilaistyyppinen virginiansavuke (straight Virginia cigarette). (various references)

   

French

  

vigne vierge (virginia creeper), râle de Virginie (Virginia rail), passerage de virginie (US Virginia pepperweed), opossum de Virginie (Virginia opossum), cigarette goût anglais (straight Virginia cigarette). (various references)

   

German

  

Virginia. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Βιργινία. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

virzsíniadohány, virzsínia, Virginia. (various references)

   

Italian

  

Virginia. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ハ長調 (bar, bar code, barbarism, barbecue, barbell, barber, barell, bargain, bargain sale, bargaining power, bartender, barter, base, Bayer, BBQ, Berkeley, berkelium, Berkley, Bermuda shorts, Bermuda Triangle, berth, bias, biathlon, bio, bio music, biochip, biocomputer, bioconversion, bioelectronics, bioethics, biofeedback, biogas, biography, biohazard, bioholonics, bioindustry, bioinfomatics, biomass, bionics, biopsy, bioreactor, biorhythm, bioscience, biosensor, biotechnology, biotelemetry, biotron, bird carving, bird sanctuary, bird watching, birdcall, birdie, Birmingham, birth, birth control, birthday, bourbon, Burberry, burger, burlesque, burner, burn-out syndrome, burst, buying power, by, bye, C major, crowbar, Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, hair combed in stripes across a bald pate, old man who takes Viagra, scale, updating a software version, Vermont, vernier, verse, version, vertical marketing, violin, violinist, virgin, virginity, virtual, virtual circuit, virtual reality). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

バージニア . (various references)

   

Korean 

  

버지니아. (various references)

   

Manx

  

Yn Virjeeney, tombaacey Virjeeney. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

irginiavay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

virgínia. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

штт)вирджиния (va.), Виргинский, Виргиния. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

virdžinija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Virginia. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Virginia. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Virjinya (virginian). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

Віргінія. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

thuốc lá viaginia. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Virginia

Misspellings

"Virginia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Irpinia, Tigridia, Virghina, Virginica, Virginio. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Virginia"

Words rhyming with "Virginia" (pronounced 'Vir*gin"i*a'): Actinia, Agraphia, Alexia, Amia, Amphibiotica, Anaphrodisia, Anatifa, Aplysia, Archiannelida, Arthrodynia, Battalia, Brachia, Cassiopeia, Cecidomyia, Cilia, Crocodilia, Cynorexia, Daira, Decagynia, Eschscholtzia, Fidia, forsythia, Fritillaria, Garcinia, Geophila, Geropigia, Gloxinia, harmonica, hemophilia, hepatica, Hygeia, hyperpyrexia, Ixia, japonica, jinrikisha, Lacertilia, LAMINA, Lithia, Lucernarida, Maia, majolica, Melopoeia, memorabilia, Miliola, Monogynia, Narica, natica, Neocarida, Notabilia, Octogynia. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Virginia

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-g-i-i-i-n-r-v"

-2 letters: airing, raving, riving, virgin.

-3 letters: garni, grain, invar, iring, ravin, virga.

-4 letters: agin, airn, gain, girn, gnar, gran, grin, inia, ragi, rain, rang, rani, ring, vagi, vain, vair, vang, viga, vina.

-5 letters: ain, air, ani, gan, gar, gin, nag, rag, ran, ria, rig, rin, van, var, via, vig.

 Words containing the letters "a-g-i-i-i-n-r-v"
 

+2 letters: chivariing.

 

+3 letters: invigilator, originative, privatising, privatizing, virginalist.

 

+4 letters: derivatizing, divaricating, invigilators, invigorating, invigoration, relativizing, revitalising, revitalizing, trivialising, trivializing, virginalists.

 

+5 letters: antigravities, invigorations, originatively, reprivatizing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Names: Frequency
15. Names: Derived from
16. Names: Company Usage
17. Cities
18. Expressions
19. Expressions: Internet
20. Translations: Modern
21. Derivations
22. Rhymes
23. Anagrams
24. Bibliography


  

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