virginia
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- a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil WarSynonyms: Old DominionOld Dominion StateVAVa.Instance of American statePart of United States, Southern United StatesParts Richmond, Shenandoah National Park, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania County, Lynchburg, Chancellorsville, Clinch River, Jamestown +20 moreMember of Confederacy, Confederate States
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Jamestown or WilliamsburgInstance of colony, British colony in the Americas
- a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi RangeInstance of townPart of Minnesota, Gopher State
- ground snakesSynonyms: genus VirginiaPotamophisgenus PotamophisType of reptile genusMember of Colubridae, family ColubridaeMembers eastern ground snake, Potamophis striatula
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
One of the States of the United States of America. — adjective Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
Virginia cowslip Botany, the American lungwort (Mertensia Virginica). — Virginia creeper Botany, a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; — called also woodbine, and American ivy. US — Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence. — Virginia nightingale Zoology, the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal. — Virginia quail Zoology, the bobwhite. — Virginia reel, an old English contradance; — so called in the United States. John Russell. Bartlett — Virginia stock. Botany See Mahon stock.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54