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{{Wiktionary|Virginia|virginia|Virginía|Virgínia}}

'''Virginia''' can mean several things:

*Places named '''Virginia''':

**[[Virginia]], a state of the United States

**[[Colony and Dominion of Virginia]], the [[Thirteen Colonies|colony]] of Virginia before it became a state

**[[West Virginia]] a state of the United States which seceded from Virginia (then a "rebel state" which had itself seceded from the United States) during the American Civil War.

**[[Virginia, Illinois]], a US city

**[[Virginia, Minnesota]], a US city

**[[Virginia, County Cavan]], an Irish town.

**[[Virgínia]] (pronunciation: veer-ZHEEH-nee-ah), a Brazilian municipality in the state of [[Minas Gerais]]

**[[Virginia Water]], United Kingdom

**[[Virginia, Free State]], in South Africa

**[[Virginia, Queensland]], a suburb in the Australian city of Brisbane

**[[Virginia, South Australia]], a village north of Adelaide, Australia

*[[University of Virginia]], and the [[Virginia Cavaliers]] athletics teams

*[[Verginia]], a probably fictional [[Roman Empire|Roman]] noblewoman whose murder is described in [[Livy]]'s [[Ab urbe condita]]

*[[50 Virginia]], an [[asteroid]]

*''[[Virginia (novel)]]'', a [[1913]] novel by [[Ellen Glasgow]]

*[[Virginia (genus)]], a genus of small terrestrial snakes

*[[Vickers Virginia]], a British bomber aircraft of the interwar period

*[[CSS Virginia]], an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War

*[[USS Virginia]], a name for many US ships

**[[USS Virginia (SSN-774)]], a nuclear submarine (and the name of the [[Virginia class submarine]])

*''[[Virginia of Sagadahoc]]'', a pinnace built at [[Popham Colony]] in 1607

*A female given name, famous for its use in "[[Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus]]", a [[Christmas]] newspaper editorial

'''[[Virginia]]''' is a state in the United States of America.

==See also==

*[[Special:Allpages/Virginia]]

'''Virginia''' most often also refers to:

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*[[West Virginia]], another U.S. state.

*[[Virginia (given name)]]

'''Virginia''' may also refer to:

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==Places==

===Australia===

*[[Virginia, Queensland]]

*[[Virginia, South Australia]]

===Brazil===

*[[Virgínia]]

===Canada===

*[[Virginia, Ontario]]

===Colombia===

*[[La Virginia]]

===Honduras===

*[[Virginia, Lempira]]

===Ireland===

*[[Virginia, County Cavan]], a town

===Liberia===

*[[Virginia, Liberia]]

===South Africa===

*[[Virginia, Free State]]

===United States===

*[[Virginia, California]]

*[[Virginia, Idaho]]

*[[Virginia, Illinois]]

*[[Virginia, Minnesota]]

*[[Virginia, Missouri]]

*[[Virginia, Nebraska]]

*[[Colony of Virginia]], prior to American independence

*[[Virginias]]: Virginia + West Virginia

==Film==

*[[Virginia (1941 film)|''Virginia'' (1941 film)]]

*[[Virginia (2010 film)|''Virginia'' (2010 film)]]

==Literature==

*[[Virginia (play)|''Virginia'' (play)]], a 1754 tragedy by Samuel Crisp

*[[Virginia (novel)|''Virginia'' (novel)]], a novel by Ellen Glasgow

*[[Virginia (poem)|"Virginia" (poem)]], a poem by Thomas Babington Macaulay

==Music==

*"Virginia", a song by Tori Amos from ''[[Scarlet's Walk]]''

*"Virginia", a song by Gin Blossoms from ''[[Congratulations I'm Sorry]]''

*"Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)", a song by Bill Amesbury (now known as [[Barbra Amesbury]]) that peaked at #59 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart on April 6, 1974.

==Opera==

*[[Virginia (Mercadante)|''Virginia'' (Mercadante)]]

*[[Virginia (Montero)|''Virginia'' (Montero)]]

*[[Virginia (operetta)|''Virginia'' (operetta)]], a 1937 operetta by Arthur Schwartz

==Ships==

*[[Virginia (pinnace)|''Virginia'' (pinnace)]], or ''Virginia of Sagadahoc'', a pinnace built in 1607–08

*[[Virginia (schooner)|''Virginia'' (schooner)]], a wooden replica schooner launched in 2005

*[[CSS Virginia|CSS ''Virginia'']], a Confederate States Navy ironclad

*[[HMS Virginia|HMS ''Virginia'']], a 32-gun frigate

*[[SS Brazil (1928)|SS ''Brazil'']], a passenger steamship launched as SS ''Virginia''

*[[USRC Virginia (1791)|USRC ''Virginia'' (1791)]], a Revenue Service cutter in service from 1791–1798

*[[USRC Virginia (1797)|USRC ''Virginia'' (1797)]], a Revenue Service cutter in service from 1798–1807

*[[USS Virginia (1776)|USS ''Virginia'' (1776)]], a 28-gun sailing frigate built in 1776, captured by the British and recommissioned as HMS ''Virginia''

*[[USS Virginia (1797)|USS ''Virginia'' (1797)]], a 14-gun revenue cutter built in 1797

*[[USS Virginia (1825)|USS ''Virginia'' (1825)]], a 74-gun ship of the line laid down in 1818 but never launched

*[[USS Virginia (1861)|USS ''Virginia'' (1861)]], a captured Spanish blockade runner during the American Civil War

*[[USS Virginia (BB-13)|USS ''Virginia'' (BB-13)]], a Virginia-class battleship commissioned in 1906

*[[USS Virginia (SP-274)|USS ''Virginia'' (SP-274)]], a yacht purchased by the Navy that patrolled Lake Michigan during World War I

*[[USS Virginia (SP-746)|USS ''Virginia'' (SP-746)]], a motorboat acquired by the Navy that patrolled the east coast during World War I

*[[USS Virginia (SP-1965)|USS ''Virginia'' (SP-1965)]], a two-masted auxiliary schooner acquired by the Navy that patrolled the east coast during World War I

*[[USS Virginia (CGN-38)|USS ''Virginia'' (CGN-38)]], a Virginia-class cruiser commissioned in 1976

*[[USS Virginia (SSN-774)|USS ''Virginia'' (SSN-774)]], a Virginia-class submarine commissioned in 2004

==Other uses==

*[[Virginia (snake)|''Virginia'' (snake)]], a genus of snake

*[[Virginia Airport]], an airport in Durban, South Africa

*[[Virginia creeper]], a plant in the grape family, [[Vitaceae]].

*[[Virginia (tobacco)]]

*[[Virginia (video game)|''Virginia'' (video game)]]

*[[Virginia (VTA)]], a light rail station in San Jose, California

*[[The Virginia]], an apartment building in Richmond, Virginia

*[[University of Virginia]]

**[[Virginia Cavaliers]], the university's athletic teams

*[[Virginia Agricultural Show]], annual event in Ireland

*[[Vickers Virginia]], a British bomber aircraft

*[[50 Virginia]], an asteroid

==See also==

*[[East Virginia (disambiguation)]]

*[[Typhoon Virginia (disambiguation)]]

*[[Verginia]]

*[[Virginia (ship)]], a list of ships named "Virginia"

*[[Virginia Park (disambiguation)]]

*[[Virginia Water]], a village in Surrey, England, UK

*[[Virginia Water Lake]], in the borough of Runnymede in Surrey

*[[Virginian (disambiguation)]]

*[[Virginie (disambiguation)]]

*[[West Virginia (disambiguation)]]

*[[Virginia Peak (disambiguation)]]

*{{lookfrom|Virginia}}

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