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virginia |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n. One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia Virginica}). {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.] {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}. {Virginia nightingale} (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See under {Cardinal}. {Virginia quail} (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite. {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. --Bartlett. {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Virginia n 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War [syn: {Virginia}, {Old Dominion}, {Old Dominion State}] 2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States [syn: {Virginia}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Virginia, IL (city, FIPS 78201) Location: 39.95078 N, 90.21127 W Population (1990): 1767 (764 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Virginia, MN (city, FIPS 67288) Location: 47.51579 N, 92.50707 W Population (1990): 9410 (4706 housing units) Area: 43.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55792 Virginia, NE (village, FIPS 50790) Location: 40.24520 N, 96.49886 W Population (1990): 94 (42 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68458
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