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Virginia

vir·gi·nia

UK/vəˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/ US/vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/ common slang

noun

1.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

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2.

one of the British colonies that formed the United States

3.

a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range

Origin

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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