Virginia - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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 [syn: Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States [syn: Virginia]
3: a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range [syn: Virginia]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Virginia : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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) 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 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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)