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.

Middletown, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Monticello → state → Virginia ⓘ
Morven Park → state → Virginia ⓘ
Mosaic District → state → Virginia ⓘ
Mount Vernon, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
NEON Festival → state → Virginia ⓘ
NVTC → state → Virginia ⓘ
National Landing → state → Virginia ⓘ
Natural Bridge → state → Virginia ⓘ
Nelson County, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk Admirals → state → Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk Tides → state → Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
NOVA → state → Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Virginia Community College
Oak Hill Academy → state → Virginia ⓘ
Oakton → state → Virginia ⓘ
Occoquan → state → Virginia ⓘ
Osbourn High School → state → Virginia ⓘ
Overlook 1 → state → Virginia ⓘ
Patrick Henry College → state → Virginia ⓘ
Patrick Henry Library → state → Virginia ⓘ
Purcellville → state → Virginia ⓘ
Quantico → state → Virginia ⓘ
Quantico, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Richmond Kickers → state → Virginia ⓘ
River City → state → Virginia ⓘ
DCA → state → Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Round Hill, Virginia → state → Virginia ⓘ
Seven Corners Center → state → Virginia ⓘ
Seven Days Battles → state → Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah University → state → Virginia ⓘ
Shirlington → state → Virginia ⓘ