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Proper noun

Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

1. A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.
   • 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...1622 [1620], “Mayflower Compact”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes, page 313

   Synonyms:

   Old Dominion, State of Virginia, VA, Va., Virg.

2. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire.
3. 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.

   Synonyms:

   50 Virginia, ㊿

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!
5. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
6. A town, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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