West Virginia
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editProper noun
edit- A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Charleston.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editUS state
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See also
editStates: 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 |
Further reading
edit- West Virginia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English West Virginia.
Proper noun
editWest Virginia (genitive West Virginias)
- West Virginia (a state of the United States)
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