Virginia

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U.S. state state of the United States

Virginia is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions, known for its pivotal role in American history, including being home to several early presidents and key Revolutionary and Civil War sites.

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Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commonwealth of Virginia	136
Virginia, United States	10
VA	4
US-VA	3
state of Virginia	2
Commonwealth of Virginia (after retrocession)	1
Confederate state of Virginia	1
E.D. Va.	1
Government of Virginia	1
U.S. state of Virginia	1
Virginia (American Dad! setting)	1
Virginia (before 1863)	1
Virginia (former jurisdiction)	1
West Virginia	1
present-day Virginia	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. state ⓘ state of the United States ⓘ
admittedToUnion	1788-06-25 ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
bordersDistrict	District of Columbia ⓘ
bordersState	Kentucky ⓘ Maryland ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
capital	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Richmond
capitalDuringCivilWar	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Richmond
country	United States of America ⓘ
executiveHead	Governor of Virginia ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Appomattox Court House Jamestown ⓘ Monticello ⓘ Mount Vernon, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Mount Vernon Williamsburg ⓘ Yorktown ⓘ
hasMajorMilitaryInstallation	Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ Pentagon ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains
hasNationalPark	Shenandoah National Park ⓘ
hasRegion	Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
hasRiver	James River ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ Rappahannock River ⓘ Shenandoah River ⓘ
hasScenicRoad	Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
homeOfPresident	George Washington ⓘ James Madison ⓘ James Monroe ⓘ John Tyler ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ Woodrow Wilson ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
ISOCode	Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: US-VA
largestCity	Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ surface form: Virginia Beach
largestMetropolitanArea	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area
legislature	Virginia General Assembly ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
motto	Sic semper tyrannis ⓘ
namedAfter	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth I of England
nickname	Mother of Presidents ⓘ Old Dominion ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
postalAbbreviation	Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: VA
ratified	United States Constitution ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Confederate States of America ⓘ
wasColonyOf	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ

Referenced by (958)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ware → locationOfOriginatingDispute → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ware v. Hylton

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit → locationState → Virginia ⓘ

Notes on the State of Virginia → mainSubject → Virginia ⓘ

Natural Bridge → managedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Confederate States of America → memberState → Virginia ⓘ

Elizabeth Virginia Wallace → middleName → Virginia ⓘ

Southeastern Woodlands → modernStatesOverlap → Virginia ⓘ

Army of Northern Virginia → namedAfter → Virginia ⓘ

Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse → namedForPersonBirthplaceState → Virginia ⓘ

Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia → nearBorderOfState → Virginia ⓘ

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → nearBorderWith → Virginia ⓘ

Oxon Hill, Maryland → nearBorderWith → Virginia ⓘ

West Virginia Route 9 → nearbyStateBorder → Virginia ⓘ

Lerner family → notablePropertyHoldingsArea → Virginia ⓘ

Dustin Lance Black → notableWork → Virginia ⓘ

Virginia Landmarks Register → officialRegisterOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Louisville and Nashville Railroad → operatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Norfolk and Western Railway → operatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Southern Department of the Continental Army → operatedIn → Virginia ⓘ

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway → operatedInState → Virginia ⓘ

Seaboard Air Line Railroad → operatedInState → Virginia ⓘ

Southern Railway (U.S.) → operatedInState → Virginia ⓘ

Metro Transit Police Department → operatesIn → Virginia ⓘ

Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation → operatesIn → Virginia ⓘ

Virginia Community College System → operatesInJurisdiction → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

NS → operatesInState → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Norfolk Southern Railway

Hylton → originatingState → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ware v. Hylton

Virginia Executive Mansion → ownedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

VMI → ownedBy → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Virginia Military Institute

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts → ownedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Downtown Tunnel → owner → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia State Capitol → owner → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia Department of Transportation → parentOrganization → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Government of Virginia

Alexandria County → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia (after retrocession)

Appomattox County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Arlington, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Campbell County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Greene County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Northern Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Prince Edward County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Rockbridge County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Southside Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Stafford County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Stafford → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Stafford County, Virginia

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

western Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Virginia

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Westmoreland County, Virginia → partOf → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Bible Belt → partlyIn → Virginia ⓘ

Paul v. Virginia → party → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion → partyAgainst → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia