Virginia

See also:Virginía,Virgínia,andvirginia

English

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Etymology

FromLatinVirginia,feminine form ofVirginiusorVerginius,a Roman family name, possibly identical withVergilius.The state/colony was named forElizabeth Ias the Virgin Queen, equivalent tovirgin+-ia.

Map of US highlighting Virginia

Pronunciation

• (US)IPA^(key):/vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/

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Proper noun

Virginia(countableanduncountable,pluralVirginias)

2. A state of theUnited States.Official name:Commonwealth of Virginia.

   Synonyms:Old Dominion,State of Virginia,VA,Va.,Virg.

   • 1622[1620], “Mayflower Compact”,inPurchas His Pilgrimes‎^[1],page313:

     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 ofVirginia;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:[...]

3. A former colony that was a part of theBritish Empire
4. (astronomy)50 Virginia,a main beltasteroid.
5. A femalegiven namefrom Latin.
   • 1380s-1390s,Geoffrey Chaucer,The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale

     "Daughter," quoth he, "Virginiaby thy name, / There be two wayes, either death or shame, / That thou must suffer, - alas that I was bore!

   • 1840,Frederick Marryat,chapter III, inPoor Jack:

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

   • 1854,Lydia Howard Sigourney,The Western Home, and Other Poems,Parry & McMillan, published1854,page87:

     O sweetVirginiaDare! / Thou art the lily of our love, / The forest's sylph-like queen, / The first-born bud from Saxon stem / That this New World hath seen!

   • 1956,Charlotte Armstrong,A Dram of Poison,Coward-McCann, pages164–165:

     She said her name wasVirginiaSeverson. It suited her. She looked very virginal, and clean, calm, cool in a Scandinavian sort of way.

6. Any of several places, in theUnited Statesand elsewhere:
   1. AsuburbofBrisbane,Queensland,Australia.
   2. A town, asuburbofAdelaide,South Australia,Australia.
   3. Acommunityin the town ofGeorgina,Ontario,Canada.
   4. Amunicipalityof theLempiradepartment,Honduras.
   5. A town inCountyCavan,Ireland.
   6. AsuburbofMonrovia,Liberia.
   7. A gold mining town inFree State,South Africa.
   8. The former name of anunincorporatedcommunityinPlacer County,California,nowVirginiatown.
   9. A city, thecounty seatofCass County,Illinois,United States.
   10. A city inSt. Louis County,Minnesota,United States.
   11. AnunincorporatedcommunityinBates County,Missouri,United States.
   12. A village inGage County,Nebraska,United States.

Synonyms

• (astronomy):50 Virginia,㊿

Derived terms

• Colony of Virginia
• Delmarva
• VA
• Virginia Beach
• Virginia City
• Virginia cowslip
• Virginia creeper
• Virginia creeper sphinx
• Virginia fence
• Virginian
• Virginia nightingale
• Virginia pennywort
• Virginia possum
• Virginia quail
• Virginia rail
• Virginia reel
• Virginia stock
• Virginia Water
• West Virginia

Related terms

• (given name diminutives)Ginny,Ginger

Descendants

• →Creek:wvcenv

Translations

state

• Arabic:فِيرْجِينِيَاf(firjīniyā),فِرْجِينْيَاf(firjīnyā)

  Egyptian Arabic:ڤيرجينياf(verjenya)

  Hijazi Arabic:فرجينياf(virjīnya, firjīnya)

• Bulgarian:Вирджи́нияf(Virdžínija)
• Catalan:Virgínia
• Cherokee:ᏩᏥᏂ(watsini)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Virginia／Virginia(zh)(Fújíníyà);Virginia／Virginia(zh)(Wéijíníyà)

• Czech:Virginie(cs)f
• Danish:Virginia
• Dutch:(archaic)Virginië(nl)f
• Esperanto:Virginio
• Finnish:Virginia(fi)
• French:Virginie(fr)f
• Galician:Virxinia(gl)f
• Georgian:ვირჯინია(virǯinia)
• German:Virginia(de),Virginien(de)n
• Greek:Βιρτζίνια(el)f(Virtzínia)
• Hindi:वर्जीनिया(varjīniyā),वर्जिनिया(varjiniyā)
• Icelandic:Virginía(is)f
• Ido:Virginia(io)
• Italian:Virginia(it)f
• Japanese:バージニア(Bājinia)
• Khmer:វឺជីញ៉ា(vɨɨciiñaa)
• Korean:버지니아(Beojinia)
• Kyrgyz:Виржиния(Virjiniya)
• Lao:ເວີຈີເນຍ(wœ̄ chī nīa)
• Latin:Virginiaf
• Latvian:Virdžinijaf
• Macedonian:Вирџи́нијаf(Virdžínija)
• Manx:Yn Virjeeneyf
• Marathi:व्हर्जिनिया(vharjiniyā)
• Navajo:Bijíniyah Hahoodzo
• Polish:Wirginia(pl)f
• Portuguese:Virgínia(pt)f
• Russian:Вирджи́ния(ru)f(Virdžínija)
• Slovak:Virgíniaf
• Spanish:Virginia(es)f
• Telugu:వర్జీనియా(te)(varjīniyā)
• Thai:เวอร์จิเนีย(wəə-jì-niia)
• Turkish:Virginia(tr)
• Ukrainian:Вірджи́ніяf(Virdžýnija)
• Yiddish:ווירדזשיניע(virdzhinye)

female given name

• Esperanto:Virginia
• French:Virginie(fr)
• Greek:Βιργινιαf(Virginia),Παρθενία(el)f(Parthenía)
• Hindi:वर्जिनियाf(varjiniyā),वर्जिनियाf(varjiniyā)
• Lao:ເວີຈີເນຍ(wœ̄ chī nīa)
• Marathi:व्हर्जिनियाf(vharjiniyā)
• Polish:Wirginia(pl)f
• Portuguese:Virgínia(pt)f
• Spanish:Virginia(es)
• Thai:เวอร์จิเนีย(wəə-jì-niia)

Asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Trinh nữ tinh／Trinh nữ tinh(Zhēnnǚxīng)

• Lao:ເວີຈີເນຍ(wœ̄ chī nīa)
• Thai:เวอร์จิเนีย(wəə-jì-niia)

Further reading

• Virginiaon Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Alternative forms

• Virginien(rare)

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishVirginia.

Proper noun

Virginia(genitiveVirginias)

1. Virginia(a state of theUnited States)

Finnish

Etymology

FromEnglishVirginia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈʋirɡi(ː)niɑ/,[ˈʋirɡi(ː)ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-iɑ
• Syllabification^(key):Vir‧gi‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Virginia

1. Virginia(a state of theUnited States)

Declension

InflectionofVirginia(Kotustype 12/kulkija,no gradation)
nominative		Virginia	—
genitive		Virginian	—
partitive		Virginiaa	—
illative		Virginiaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Virginia	—
accusative	nom.	Virginia	—
	gen.	Virginian
genitive		Virginian	—
partitive		Virginiaa	—
inessive		Virginiassa	—
elative		Virginiasta	—
illative		Virginiaan	—
adessive		Virginialla	—
ablative		Virginialta	—
allative		Virginialle	—
essive		Virginiana	—
translative		Virginiaksi	—
abessive		Virginiatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofVirginia(Kotustype 12/kulkija,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Virginiani — accusative nom. Virginiani — gen. Virginiani genitive Virginiani — partitive Virginiaani — inessive Virginiassani — elative Virginiastani — illative Virginiaani — adessive Virginiallani — ablative Virginialtani — allative Virginialleni — essive Virginianani — translative Virginiakseni — abessive Virginiattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Virginiasi — accusative nom. Virginiasi — gen. Virginiasi genitive Virginiasi — partitive Virginiaasi — inessive Virginiassasi — elative Virginiastasi — illative Virginiaasi — adessive Virginiallasi — ablative Virginialtasi — allative Virginiallesi — essive Virginianasi — translative Virginiaksesi — abessive Virginiattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Virginiamme — accusative nom. Virginiamme — gen. Virginiamme genitive Virginiamme — partitive Virginiaamme — inessive Virginiassamme — elative Virginiastamme — illative Virginiaamme — adessive Virginiallamme — ablative Virginialtamme — allative Virginiallemme — essive Virginianamme — translative Virginiaksemme — abessive Virginiattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Virginianne — accusative nom. Virginianne — gen. Virginianne genitive Virginianne — partitive Virginiaanne — inessive Virginiassanne — elative Virginiastanne — illative Virginiaanne — adessive Virginiallanne — ablative Virginialtanne — allative Virginiallenne — essive Virginiananne — translative Virginiaksenne — abessive Virginiattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Virginiansa — accusative nom. Virginiansa — gen. Virginiansa genitive Virginiansa — partitive Virginiaansa — inessive Virginiassaan Virginiassansa — elative Virginiastaan Virginiastansa — illative Virginiaansa — adessive Virginiallaan Virginiallansa — ablative Virginialtaan Virginialtansa — allative Virginialleen Virginiallensa — essive Virginianaan Virginianansa — translative Virginiakseen Virginiaksensa — abessive Virginiattaan Virginiattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• Länsi-Virginia
• virginianopossumi
• virginianpeura
• virginianpihta

Italian

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishVirginia,fromLatinVirginia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/virˈd͡ʒi.nja/
• Rhymes:-inja
• Hyphenation:Vir‧gì‧nia

Proper noun

Virginiaf

1. Virginia(a state of theUnited States)
2. a femalegiven namefrom Latin

Derived terms

• Virginia Occidentale

Anagrams

• viragini

Latin

Etymology

From earlierVerginia,feminine form ofVerginius,a Roman family name, possibly identical withVergilius.Altered in spelling possibly by folk etymology association withvirgō(“maiden, virgin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/u̯irˈɡi.ni.a/,[u̯ɪrˈɡɪniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/virˈd͡ʒi.ni.a/,[virˈd͡ʒiːniä]

Proper noun

Virginiaf(genitiveVirginiae,masculineVirginius);first declension

1. A femininepraenomen.

Declension

First-declensionnoun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Virginia	Virginiae
genitive	Virginiae	Virginiārum
dative	Virginiae	Virginiīs
accusative	Virginiam	Virginiās
ablative	Virginiā	Virginiīs
vocative	Virginia	Virginiae

Descendants

• English:Virginia
• Spanish:Virginia

References

• “Virginia”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• VirginiainGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.

Proper noun

Virginiafsg(genitiveVirginiae);first declension

1. (New Latin)Virginia(a state of theUnited States)

Declension

First-declensionnoun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Virginia
genitive	Virginiae
dative	Virginiae
accusative	Virginiam
ablative	Virginiā
vocative	Virginia
locative	Virginiae

Related terms

• Virginia Occidentālis

References

• Henry Beard,Latin for All Occasions,1990,→ISBN,title page in Latin and English.)

Spanish

Etymology

BorrowedfromEnglishVirginia,fromLatinVirginia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/biɾˈxinja/[biɾˈxi.nja]
• Rhymes:-inja
• Syllabification:Vir‧gi‧nia

Proper noun

Virginiaf

1. Virginia(a state of theUnited States)
2. a femalegiven name,equivalent to EnglishVirginia

Derived terms

• Mancomunidad de Virginia
• Virginia Occidental
• virginiano

Further reading

• Virginiaon the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia^es