Virginia

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See also: Virginía, Virgínia, and virginia

English

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Etymology

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From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

Map of US highlighting Virginia

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

  1. A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia.
    Synonyms: Old Dominion, State of Virginia, VA, Va., Virg.
    • 1622 [1620], “Mayflower Compact”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes[1], page 313:
      We, whose names are underwritten, the loyall Subjects of our dread Soveraigne Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the glorie of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colonie in the Northerne parts of Virginia; doe by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill Body politike, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid:[...]
  2. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire
  3. (astronomy) 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
  4. A female given name from Latin.
    • 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
      "Daughter," quoth he, "Virginia by thy name, / There be two wayes, either death or shame, / That thou must suffer, - alas that I was bore!
    • 1840, Frederick Marryat, chapter III, in Poor Jack:
      Here, in due time, she was brought to bed of a daughter, whom she christened by the name of Virginia; not so much out of respect to her last mistress, who bore that name, as because she considered it peculiarly ladylike and genteel.
    • 1854, Lydia Howard Sigourney, The Western Home, and Other Poems, Parry & McMillan, published 1854, page 87:
      O sweet Virginia Dare! / Thou art the lily of our love, / The forest's sylph-like queen, / The first-born bud from Saxon stem / That this New World hath seen!
    • 1956, Charlotte Armstrong, A Dram of Poison, Coward-McCann, pages 164–165:
      She said her name was Virginia Severson. It suited her. She looked very virginal, and clean, calm, cool in a Scandinavian sort of way.
  5. Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
    1. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    2. A town, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
    3. A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.
    4. A municipality of the Lempira department, Honduras.
    5. A town in County Cavan, Ireland.
    6. A suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.
    7. A gold mining town in Free State, South Africa.
    8. The former name of an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, now Virginiatown.
    9. A city, the county seat of Cass County, Illinois, United States.
    10. A city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
    11. An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri, United States.
    12. A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Creek: wvcenv

Translations

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See also

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Further reading

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Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Virginia.

Proper noun

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Virginia (genitive Virginias)

  1. Virginia (a state of the United States)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Virginia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirɡi(ː)niɑ/, [ˈʋirɡi(ː)ˌniɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Vir‧gi‧ni‧a

Proper noun

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Virginia

  1. Virginia (a state of the United States)

Declension

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Inflection of Virginia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Virginia
genitive Virginian
partitive Virginiaa
illative Virginiaan
singular plural
nominative Virginia
accusative nom. Virginia
gen. Virginian
genitive Virginian
partitive Virginiaa
inessive Virginiassa
elative Virginiasta
illative Virginiaan
adessive Virginialla
ablative Virginialta
allative Virginialle
essive Virginiana
translative Virginiaksi
abessive Virginiatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Virginia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Virginiani
accusative nom. Virginiani
gen. Virginiani
genitive Virginiani
partitive Virginiaani
inessive Virginiassani
elative Virginiastani
illative Virginiaani
adessive Virginiallani
ablative Virginialtani
allative Virginialleni
essive Virginianani
translative Virginiakseni
abessive Virginiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Virginiasi
accusative nom. Virginiasi
gen. Virginiasi
genitive Virginiasi
partitive Virginiaasi
inessive Virginiassasi
elative Virginiastasi
illative Virginiaasi
adessive Virginiallasi
ablative Virginialtasi
allative Virginiallesi
essive Virginianasi
translative Virginiaksesi
abessive Virginiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Virginiamme
accusative nom. Virginiamme
gen. Virginiamme
genitive Virginiamme
partitive Virginiaamme
inessive Virginiassamme
elative Virginiastamme
illative Virginiaamme
adessive Virginiallamme
ablative Virginialtamme
allative Virginiallemme
essive Virginianamme
translative Virginiaksemme
abessive Virginiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Virginianne
accusative nom. Virginianne
gen. Virginianne
genitive Virginianne
partitive Virginiaanne
inessive Virginiassanne
elative Virginiastanne
illative Virginiaanne
adessive Virginiallanne
ablative Virginialtanne
allative Virginiallenne
essive Virginiananne
translative Virginiaksenne
abessive Virginiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Virginiansa
accusative nom. Virginiansa
gen. Virginiansa
genitive Virginiansa
partitive Virginiaansa
inessive Virginiassaan
Virginiassansa
elative Virginiastaan
Virginiastansa
illative Virginiaansa
adessive Virginiallaan
Virginiallansa
ablative Virginialtaan
Virginialtansa
allative Virginialleen
Virginiallensa
essive Virginianaan
Virginianansa
translative Virginiakseen
Virginiaksensa
abessive Virginiattaan
Virginiattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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compounds

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Virginia, from Latin Virginia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /virˈd͡ʒi.nja/
  • Rhymes: -inja
  • Hyphenation: Vir‧gì‧nia

Proper noun

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Virginia f

  1. Virginia (a state of the United States)
  2. a female given name from Latin

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From earlier Verginia, feminine form of Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association with virgō (maiden, virgin).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Virginia f (genitive Virginiae, masculine Virginius); first declension

  1. A feminine praenomen.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Virginia Virginiae
Genitive Virginiae Virginiārum
Dative Virginiae Virginiīs
Accusative Virginiam Virginiās
Ablative Virginiā Virginiīs
Vocative Virginia Virginiae

Descendants

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References

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  • Virginia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Virginia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Proper noun

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Virginia f sg (genitive Virginiae); first declension

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  1. (New Latin) Virginia (a state of the United States)

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Virginia
Genitive Virginiae
Dative Virginiae
Accusative Virginiam
Ablative Virginiā
Vocative Virginia
Locative Virginiae
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Virginia, from Latin Virginia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biɾˈxinja/ [biɾˈxi.nja]
  • Rhymes: -inja
  • Syllabification: Vir‧gi‧nia

Proper noun

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Virginia f

  1. Virginia (a state of the United States)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Virginia

Derived terms

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Further reading

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