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单词 west virginia
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West Virginia


noun

a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.

OTHER WORDS FROM West Virginia

West Virginian, adjective, noun

Words nearby West Virginia

West St. Paul, West Suffolk, West Sussex, West Three Rivers, West University Place, West Virginia, West Virginian, westward, westwardly, West Warwick, Westwego
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British Dictionary definitions for West Virginia

West Virginia

noun

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)Abbreviation: W Va, W. Va., (with zip code) WV
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for West Virginia

West Virginia

State in the southeastern United States bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the north, Virginia to the east and south, and Kentucky and Ohio to the west. Its capital and largest city is Charleston.

notes for West Virginia

Separated from Virginia after Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861; it was granted statehood in 1863, during the Civil War.

notes for West Virginia

Ranks first in bituminous coal production, with about twenty percent of the nation's total.
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