Virginia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.
  2. A former colony that was a part of the British Empire.
  3. 50 Virginia, a main belt asteroid.
  4. A female given name from Latin.
  5. Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:
  6. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  7. A town, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  8. A community in the town of Georgina, Ontario, Canada.
  9. A municipality of Lempira department, Honduras.
  10. A town in County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 6087).
  11. A suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.
  12. A gold mining town in the Free State, South Africa.
noun
  1. vagina

Pronunciation

/vəˈd͡ʒɪn.i.ə/ /vəɹˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/ En-us-Virginia.ogg

Word forms

Virginia Virginias

Etymology

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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