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Definition 1: a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War - [noun denoting location]
Synonyms for virginia in the sense of this definition
(virginia is a part of ...) the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases
(virginia is a part of ...) a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
(virginia is a part of ...) port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
(virginia is a part of ...) a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War
(virginia is a part of ...) a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
(virginia is a part of ...) capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
(virginia is a part of ...) a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
(virginia is a part of ...) a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River
(... is part of virginia) North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker
(virginia is the region of the domain of ...) a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War