VA

United States of America
United States of America

Abbreviation of Virginia, a state of the United States of America.


Virginian

She was a Virginian of South American descent and had lived in Richmond for most of her life.

A native or resident of the state of Virginia in the United States of America.


Virginia

en-proper noun

Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

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Virginia
Virginia (disambiguation)

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.

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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:[...]

1622 [1620], “Mayflower Compact”, in Purchas His Pilgrimes, page 313:

Commonwealth of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia#English

A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.


Norfolk

Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk
James Cook
Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk (disambiguation)
William Ambrosia Cowley

From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.

der

An independent city in Virginia, United States; the largest naval base in the world, situated there.


Richmond

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):

A city on Lulu Island, in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

A number of places in the United States:

A sizable port city in Contra Costa County, California.

Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County#English

A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Indiana.

A home rule city, the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky.

A city in Macomb County and St. Clair County, Michigan.

St. Clair County
St. Clair County#English

A small city in Stearns County, Minnesota.

A city, the county seat of Ray County, Missouri.

A city, the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas.

Fort Bend County
Fort Bend County#English


Old Dominion

Perhaps from the former designation of the colony as the Colony and Dominion of Virginia.

Attracted by better soils, cheap and properly surveyed land, and easier access to markets, hundreds of thousands fled Virginia in the first half of the nineteenth century, causing the Old Dominion to cease to be the most populous state in the Union.

2011, Colin Woodard, chapter 17, in American nations, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:

Charles II of England
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Colony of Virgina
Colony of Virgina#English

United States of America
United States of America#English

The nickname given by Charles II of England to the Colony of Virgina, now the official nickname for the state of Virginia in the United States of America

Colony and Dominion of Virginia [c. 1700]


Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach actually had a large landfill before it was turned into a public park.

An independent city in Virginia, in the eastern United States.


Richmonder

A native or inhabitant of Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames

(rare) A native or inhabitant of Richmond upon Thames, London.


Commonwealth of Virginia

The official name of Virginia, a constituent state of the United States of America

Colony and Dominion of Virginia [ca. 1650–ca. 1800]


Dendron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

A town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.


Westsylvania

Blend of west + Pennsylvania. The name was first used in 1776 in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, when the state was proposed.

(historical) A proposed state of the United States located in what is now West Virginia, southwestern Pennsylvania, and small parts of Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia. It would have been the fourteenth state in the newly formed United States, had it been recognized.


Mother of Presidents

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Army of Northern Virginia

the Army of Northern Virginia (canonical)

(now historical) The main Confederate army in the Eastern Theater in the American Civil War; it was headed by Robert E. Lee during most of its existence.


ANV

Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Northern Virginia#English

Initialism of Army of Northern Virginia.