"WV" meaning in English

See WV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WV
  1. (postal) Initialism of West Virginia, a state of the United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: West Virginia (extra: a state of the United States) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-WV-en-name-bpKk7eSS Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of the United States, West Virginia, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. Misspelling of VW. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: VW
    Sense id: en-WV-en-name-mxMZ1Ebv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: WVU
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