West Virginia

English

Etymology

From being formed (during the American Civil War) from the western counties of the state of Virginia, which wanted to remain loyal to the Union and set up a rival government to the Confederate state government in Richmond.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɛst vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

West Virginia

  2. A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Charleston.
    • 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The dyes portion of the West Virginia law will be enacted in schools beginning August 1. Then the dyes portion and the section on butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben will take effect statewide on January 1, 2028.

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
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Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English West Virginia.

Proper noun

West Virginia (genitive West Virginias)

  1. West Virginia (a state of the United States)
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