a type of flue-cured tobacco grown originally in Virginia
Virginia in British English2
(vəˈdʒɪnɪə)
noun
a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic: site of the first permanent English settlement in North America; consists of a low-lying deeply indented coast rising inland to the Piedmont plateau and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Capital: Richmond. Pop: 7 386 330 (2003 est). Area: 103 030 sq km (39 780 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Va. or (with zip code) VA
Virginia in American English1
(vərˈdʒɪnjə)
noun
a feminine name: dim. Ginnie, Ginny; var. Ginger; equiv. Fr. Virginie
Word origin
L, fem. of Virginius, Verginius, name of a Roman gens
Virginia in American English2
(vərˈdʒɪnjə)
state of the S U.S., on the Atlantic: one of the 13 original states; 39,594 sq mi (102,548 sq km); pop. 7,079,000; cap. Richmond
abbrev. VA or Va
Word origin
after Elizabeth2, the “Virgin Queen”
Word lists with
Virginia
inhabitant, US States, Tobacco types
All related terms of 'Virginia'
Virginia City
township in W Nev., near Reno: formerly a center of gold & silver mining (site of the Comstock Lode ): pop. 2,500
Virginia deer
→ white-tailed deer
Virginia ham
a ham , often from a hog fed on peanuts , that is first cured in salt , then smoked esp. with hickory wood, and aged for several months
Virginia reel
an American country dance
West Virginia
a state of the eastern US: part of Virginia until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861); consists chiefly of the Allegheny Plateau ; bounded on the west by the Ohio River; coal-mining. Capital: Charleston . Pop: 1 810 354 (2003 est). Area: 62 341 sq km (24 070 sq miles)
Virginia Beach
a city and resort in SE Virginia , on the Atlantic . Pop: 439 467 (2003 est)
Virginia stock
a Mediterranean plant, Malcolmia maritima , cultivated for its white and pink flowers: family Brassicaceae ( crucifers )
Virginia cowslip
a perennial woodland plant ( Mertensia virginica ) of the borage family, native to E North America and having clusters of blue or purple , bell-shaped flowers
Virginia creeper
a vitaceous woody vine , Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips , bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn : widely planted for ornament
Virginia snakeroot
a North American plant, Aristolochia serpentaria , the roots or rhizomes of which have been used as a remedy for snakebite
Virginia tobacco
a type of flue-cured tobacco grown originally in Virginia
Virginia (rail) fence
a zigzag fence made of rails laid across one another at the ends
snake fence
a fence made of rails interlocked in a zigzag pattern
white-tailed deer
a deer , Odocoileus virginianus, of North America and N South America: the coat varies in colour, being typically reddish-brown in the summer , and the tail is white