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Map of US highlighting West Virginia

Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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West Virginia

  1. A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Charleston.

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See also

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English West Virginia.

Proper noun

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West Virginia (genitive West Virginias)

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