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

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.

The Cleveland Show → setInState → Virginia ⓘ
A Different World → setting → Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
Alexandria Campus → state → Virginia ⓘ
Alexandria, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Algonkian Regional Park → state → Virginia ⓘ
Annandale → state → Virginia ⓘ
Annandale Campus → state → Virginia ⓘ
Aquia Creek area → state → Virginia ⓘ
Aquia Harbour, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Arlington Boulevard → state → Virginia ⓘ
Arlington Heights → state → Virginia ⓘ
Arlington, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Art on the Avenue → state → Virginia ⓘ
Ashburn station → state → Virginia ⓘ
Bailey's Crossroads → state → Virginia ⓘ
Battle of Fair Oaks → state → Virginia ⓘ
Bayou Boogaloo → state → Virginia ⓘ
Blake House → state → Virginia ⓘ
Blue Ridge Parkway → state → Virginia ⓘ
Bluefield, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Board of Visitors → state → Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Board of Visitors (Virginia Military Institute)
Brawner Farm → state → Virginia ⓘ
Broad Run, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Burke → state → Virginia ⓘ
Burke Centre → state → Virginia ⓘ
Chantilly High School → state → Virginia ⓘ
Chantilly → state → Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Chantilly, Virginia
Chantilly, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Charlottesville western bypass corridor
Chesterfield County → state → Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Chesterfield County, Virginia