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