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Virginia

British colony in North America, name appears on a map in 1587, named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. The fem. proper name is from Latin Virginia, fem. of Virginius, earlier Verginius, probably related to Vergilius (see Virgilian). Related: Virginian.

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Virgilian (adj.)
1510s, from Latin Virgilianus "of or characteristic of the Roman poet Virgil" (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 B.C.E.). Also in Virgilian lots (Latin sortes Virgilianae), opening Virgil at random as an oracle.

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Definitions of Virginia from WordNet

Virginia (n.)
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War;
Synonyms: Old Dominion / Old Dominion State / va / Va.
Virginia (n.)
one of the British colonies that formed the United States;
Virginia (n.)
a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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