virginia

UK /vəˈd͡ʒɪn.i.ə/ US /vəɹˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/
name 5noun 1

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1

A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.

We, whose names are underwritten, the loyall Subjects of our dread Soveraigne Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the glorie of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colonie in the Northerne parts of Virginia; doe by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill Body politike, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid:[...]

And on March 21, Virginia passed a law banning colorants from school food, effective July 1, 2027.

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.

1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale "Daughter," quoth he, "Virginia by thy name, / There be two wayes, either death or shame, / That thou must suffer, - alas that I was bore!

Here, in due time, she was brought to bed of a daughter, whom she christened by the name of Virginia; not so much out of respect to her last mistress, who bore that name, as because she considered it peculiarly ladylike and genteel.

5

Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:

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