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.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority → compactParties → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Turkish American → concentratedIn → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Turkish Americans

14th Street Bridge → connects → Virginia ⓘ

Interstate 395 → connects → Virginia ⓘ

Long Bridge → connects → Virginia ⓘ

Rochambeau Bridge → connects → Virginia ⓘ

Woodrow Wilson Bridge → connects → Virginia ⓘ

Silver Star (train) → connectsState → Virginia ⓘ

Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area → containsStateOrDistrict → Virginia ⓘ

Prince William County government → cooperatesWith → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Clarke County, Virginia → countrySubdivision → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Dumfries → countrySubdivision → Virginia ⓘ

Falls Church → countrySubdivision → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Front Royal → countrySubdivision → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Gar-Field Senior High School → countrySubdivision → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

VA-11 → countrySubdivision → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

South Eastern Reporter → coversJurisdiction → Virginia ⓘ

Bluefield–Beckley–Oak Hill television market → coversState → Virginia ⓘ

Clinch River → crossesState → Virginia ⓘ

Paul v. Virginia → defendant → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 → definedTerritoryPreviouslyCededBy → Virginia ⓘ

American Airlines Flight 77 → departureState → Virginia ⓘ

The Natural Bridge, Virginia → depictsLocation → Virginia ⓘ

Deliverance → destination → Virginia ⓘ

Dustin Lance Black → directorOf → Virginia ⓘ

Appamatuck (Appomattox) Native American people → ethnicGroupOf → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Appamatuck

Appalachia → extendsInto → Virginia ⓘ

Appalachian Plateau → extendsInto → Virginia ⓘ

Black Belt (U.S. region) → extendsInto → Virginia ⓘ

Gulf Coastal Plain → extendsInto → Virginia ⓘ

Blue Ridge Mountains → extendsThrough → Virginia ⓘ

Blue Ridge province → extendsThrough → Virginia ⓘ

Valley and Ridge Province → extendsThrough → Virginia ⓘ

Eisenhower Avenue station → fareZone → Virginia ⓘ

2011 Virginia earthquake → feltIn → Virginia ⓘ

The New World → filmingLocation → Virginia ⓘ

Turn: Washington's Spies → filmingLocation → Virginia ⓘ

Potomac River → flowsAlong → Virginia ⓘ

Clinch River → flowsThrough → Virginia ⓘ

Colony and Dominion of Virginia → followedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Khalifa Haftar → formerResidence → Virginia ⓘ

Bethany, Virginia, United States → formerlyIn → Virginia ⓘ

subject surface form: Bethany, West Virginia

Great Falls of the Potomac → formsBorderBetween → Virginia ⓘ

Potomac River → formsBorderBetween → Virginia ⓘ

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority → foundedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Northern Virginia Transportation Commission → foundedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

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

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia → fundedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Hampton Roads Transit bus network → fundedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Loudoun County Transit bus services → fundedBy → Virginia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia